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Guilty Plea for Abuse at Group Home | Portland News
A 25-year-old man, Chance Grooms, faces six years and three months in prison for first-degree sexual abuse of a special needs individual under his care at a Monmouth group home. The victim, driven to suicidal thoughts, finally came forward after an adult abuse investigator uncovered the abuse in October 2025 — Grooms had threatened her with police involvement if she didn’t comply. Her delayed reporting stemmed from past experiences where abusers went unpunished. The sentence includes 45 months of supervised probation and mandatory sex offender registration, with no early release options. Her…
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