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90-year-old lured 9-year-old into home and sexually assaulted her, OR cops say

A 90-year-old man faces sex abuse and sodomy charges, deputies said.
A 90-year-old man faces sex abuse and sodomy charges, deputies said. Getty Images/iStockphoto

A 90-year-old man is accused of luring a girl into his home in Oregon and sexually assaulting her, deputies said.

Authorities got a call from the girl’s parents June 2, the Lane County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

The 9-year-old girl went into his home where deputies said he sexually abused her.

Melvin Durmont Wofford was arrested the next day on charges of sex abuse and sodomy, deputies said.

The investigation is ongoing, and deputies said no other information is being released.

There is no threat to the public, authorities said.

Lane County is in Western Oregon and includes Eugene.

If you have experienced sexual assault and need someone to talk to, call the National Sexual Assault Hotline for support at 1-800-656-4673 or visit the hotline's online chatroom.

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Helena Wegner
McClatchy DC
Helena Wegner is a McClatchy National Real-Time Reporter covering the state of Washington and the western region. She’s a journalism graduate from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She’s based in Phoenix.
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