Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt today announced that Anthony Kenneth Hill, 33, was arraigned on charges of Attempted Sexual Abuse in the First Degree and Felony Public Indecency in relation to an assault on a female jogger in the Springwater Corridor in September 2024.
Case Facts
On September 4, 2024, the victim was jogging on a trail in the Springwater Corridor in the area of Southeast Johnson Creek Boulevard and Southeast Brookside Drive when a man on a bicycle passed her and jumped into the bushes further up the trail. According to the woman, as she approached the area, the man emerged from the bushes naked and with his hand on his genitals and he tried grabbing her. The woman managed to get away from the man and run for help. The man was eventually identified as Anthony Kenneth Hill. Prosecutors with the MCDA Access Attorney Program (MAAP) worked closely with Portland Police Bureau’s East Precinct Neighborhood Response Team (NRT) on the case.
Yesterday, on October 21, Hill was arraigned in front of Judge Thomas Ryan and entered a not guilty plea on both counts with which he is charged. An indictment is only an accusation of a crime, and Hill is innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
Multnomah County District Attorney would like to thank PPB’s East NRT for their collaboration and dedicated work on this case. PPB detectives believe that Hill may be responsible for other similar assaults and encourages anyone with information to please contact Acting Detective Consider Vosu at [email protected] and reference case number 24-225143. MCDA is releasing a photograph of Hill in an effort to connect with other victims or anyone who may have additional information. Hill is described as a Caucasian male, 5’4” in height, 130lbs, with brown hair (often shaved) and brown eyes.
