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   A 51-year-old man with a long criminal history of targeting women was indicted   
   Tuesday, Aug. 27, for allegedly kidnapping, raping and sexually and physically   
   assaulting a 43-year-old woman in Gresham.   
      
   In a Multnomah County grand jury indictment, Themba Kelley faces 11 charges   
   — first-degree kidnapping, first-degree rape, two counts of first-degree   
   sodomy, first-degree unlawful sexual penetration, two counts of first-degree   
   sexual abuse, second-   
   degree assault, third-degree robbery and two counts of strangulation.   
      
   The investigation began on Aug. 14 when Gresham Police officers responded to   
   the 18300 block of Southeast Stark Street on reports that a woman was being   
   held captive and sexually assaulted by a man, later identified as Kelley.   
      
   Gresham detectives said the woman met Kelley on Aug. 13 at Laurelhurst Park in   
   Portland. According to court documents, he identified himself as "Themba   
   Spirit" to the victim, and spent time that afternoon helping repair her   
   vehicle. The victim told law    
   enforcement she went with Kelley to his motel room after he offered to let her   
   shower and do laundry.   
      
   Once inside the room, Kelley became aggressive and threatening toward the   
   woman and started to assault her, court documents stated. For more than an   
   hour, Kelley allegedly brandished a firearm and used physical force to rape   
   the woman and commit other    
   sex crimes.   
      
   Law enforcement said the woman struggled to get away, but Kelley prevented her   
   from leaving. Court documents say Kelley broke the woman's arm and strangled   
   her during the struggle. He also allegedly made several threats to shoot and   
   kill the woman while    
   she was being held captive.   
      
   At some point, the woman was able to contact friends by phone. Those friends   
   called 911. She escaped the motel room and contacted police as they arrived on   
   scene.   
      
   The attack allegedly occurred while Kelley was on probation for a 2016   
   conviction stemming from an incident involving a 16-year-old girl who called   
   911 to report a stranger inside her bedroom. For that incident, Kelley pleaded   
   no contest to burglary and    
   attempted sex abuse in January 2019, and was sentenced to one year in jail —   
   with credit for time served — and three years probation.   
      
   Kelley is the same man police said groped a teenage girl in the bathroom of a   
   southwest Portland Baskin-Robbins in 2014, and was arrested again a few months   
   later for violating parole by approaching a 12-year-old girl at her northeast   
   Portland home.   
      
   According to the court documents, Kelley has a criminal record dating back to   
   1989 in four states. In January, when he was sentenced for breaking into the   
   girl's room, he said he was taking steps to address his mental health issues.   
      
   Law enforcement is requesting assistance in determining whether there are   
   additional victims. Detectives said Kelley has represented himself as a life   
   coach for vulnerable community members, particularly those who do not have a   
   permanent residence. He    
   has used the alias of "Themba," "Themba Kelly," "Themba Spirit," "Themba   
   Spirit Kelly," "Themba Hasaan Kelley," "Themba H. Kelley," "Temba Spirit," and   
   "Spirit Themba."   
      
   Anyone with information is asked to call Gresham Police Detective Tony Cobb at   
   503-618-2365 or email Anthony.Cobb@greshamoregon.gov.   
      
   https://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/man-indicted-for-kidnappin   
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