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Sex
offender who has called himself a "life coach" indicted on rape,
kidnapping charges
PORTLAND,
OR (KPTV) - A sex offender with a long criminal history is facing
new charges after he allegedly kidnapped and raped a woman in
Gresham earlier this month.
The Multnomah County District Attorney's Office said Themba
Kelley, 51, has been indicted on charges of 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 district attorney's office said an
investigation began on Aug. 14 when Gresham police responded to
the 18300 block of Southeast Stark Street. A woman reported she
was being held captive and being sexually assaulted by a man,
later identified as Kelley.
During an investigation, detectives learned the victim met Kelley
on Aug. 13 at Laurelhurst Park where Kelley identified himself as
"Themba Spirit," according to court documents.
Kelley and the victim spent time together while he helped fix her
vehicle. Kelley then offered to let the victim shower and do
laundry at his motel room, court documents state.
The victim agreed to go with Kelley.
Court documents allege that Kelley became aggressive and
threatening towards the victim once they were inside the motel
room.
According to court documents, Kelley used a firearm and physical
force to rape the victim and to commit other sex crime for a
period that lasted more than an hour.
During a struggle to get away, court documents say Kelley
broke the victim's arm and strangled her. Court documents
also state that Kelley made several threats to shoot and kill
the victim while she was being held captive.
According to court documents, the victim was able to contact
friends by phone and they called 911. When officers arrived on
scene, the victim was able to escape the motel room. Kelley has a
criminal record dating back to 1989 in four states.
According to police, Kelley 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 after approaching
a 12-year-old girl at her northeast Portland home.
In Jan. 2018, Kelley was sentenced to one year in jail and three
years probation after pleading no contest to charges of
first-degree burglary and attempted sex abuse.
According to the district attorney's office, Kelley has used
the alias of "Themba," "Themba Kelly," "Themba Spirit," "Themba
Spirit Kelly," "Themba Hasaan Kelley," Themba H. Kelley," "Temba
Spirit," and "Spirit Themba."
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