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Couple Sentenced For South County Sex Abuse

 

EUGENE, OR -- A couple was sentenced this week to more than 40 years in prison for sexually abusing two children in southern Deschutes County and Lane County. Gregory and Doreen Cater entered guilty pleas in a Lane County court on Tuesday.

 

Prosecutors say they abused two kids multiple times a week over three years, beginning in 2011 when the victims were 9 and 12 years old. They often video recorded their crimes. The abuse was discovered after the couple moved from La Pine to Florence. The Florence Police Department and Deschutes County Sheriff's Office worked with the Lane and Deschutes County District Attorneys to investigate the case. Deschutes County D.A. John Hummel says they wanted to find a resolution that would "bring the Caters to justice while sparing the children the additional trauma of having to testify in court. The two counties’ cases were consolidated to ease the burden on the victims.

 

Gregory Cater was convicted of 78 total counts, including 21 counts of Using a Child in a Display of Sexually Explicit Conduct and 22 counts of Encouraging Child Sexual Abuse. He was sentenced to nearly 46 years in prison. Doreen Cater was convicted of 94 total counts. She also pleaded guilty to sexually abusing an additional 14-year-old. She was sentenced to more than 41 years in prison. Neither is eligible for early release. 

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