A Gresham police officer facing dozens of charges including rape and sexual abuse of an underage girl has resigned from the force, the police department announced Friday night.
Police said they were unable to release any additional information because of the ongoing criminal investigation.
Hector Carranza, 36, was arraigned Aug. 1 and pleaded not guilty to 56 counts of charges including rape, sodomy, sexual abuse, luring a minor, encouraging child sexual abuse and using a child in display of sexually explicit conduct.
The indictment alleges Carranza engaged in sexual acts with the victim between 2014 and 2017. According to the indictment, the alleged abuse began when the girl was younger than 16 years old.
Carranza was hired by Gresham police in 2014, according to state records. The department said it received a criminal complaint against him in November. Carranza was placed on paid administrative leave, and the department asked Oregon State Police to investigate.
According to Multnomah County court records, on Aug. 11, a judge denied the state’s request to keep Carranza in custody pending trial. His bail was set at $250,000.
Friday, his defense attorney filed a motion to modify the release conditions so he could travel to Washington state for work. He has been working for a concrete business owned by family members on projects in Portland and Sandy, according to the motion, and is needed for projects in Vancouver, Camas and Clark County.
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