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Portland Man Arrested for Assaulting Multiple Women

3/17/2026

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Judson C. Defir, 43, was arrested in Portland, Oregon, on March 15 after allegedly assaulting multiple women in the South Tabor neighborhood.
The incidents involved a home entry and a confrontation with a woman with two children.
A separate church incident involved touching a woman.
Defir faces charges including first-degree attempted rape and kidnapping.
Defir's detention hearing is set for Tuesday.

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Story summary

Judson C. Defir, 43, was arrested in Portland, Oregon, on March 15 after allegedly assaulting multiple women in the South Tabor neighborhood.
The incidents involved a home entry and a confrontation with a woman with two children.
A separate church incident involved touching a woman.
Defir faces charges including first-degree attempted rape and kidnapping.
Defir's detention hearing is set for Tuesday.