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Doctor arrested for sexually abusing kids
06:06 PM MDT on Sunday, March 23, 2008
WASHINGTON CO., OR - A Washington County doctor is being held on $2,250,000 bail after being arrested on sex abuse charges against two children.
Washington County Sheriff's Office
Doctor Thomas Lee was arrested and charged with sex abuse crimes against two young children. The doctor works as a neonatologist at Northwest Perinatal Center in NW Portland.
Thomas Lee, 39, works as an Ob-Gyn in Northwest Portland.
Police first responded to a report of sex abuse on February 15. This investigation found Mr. Lee reportedly touched children in a sexual way at his home several times.
Lee first turned himself in to detectives March 18. He was arrested and released on bail while he waited for the Grand Jury's decision. Then on March 21, Lee was taken into custody and indicted on four counts of Unlawful Sexual Penetration and seven counts of Sexual Abuse.
The age of the children are not being released. Detectives don’t believe there are other victims.
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