Man was sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2021 for sexually assaulting a Hillsboro woman

Officials said the woman went to police after being sexually assaulted despite threats to her life.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Tyrik Aliem Dawkins was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday in a Washington County court for rape and other sexual abuse.

The charges stem from a series of events that occurred around September 2021, when Dawkins met a woman through an online dating site, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.

“The defendant quickly became aggressive and possessive toward the victim,” officials said in a news release. “These actions escalated when Mr. Dawkins sexually assaulted the victim multiple times in her Hillsboro apartment. He took her cell phone and car keys and repeatedly prevented her from leaving her apartment over a two-day period.”

Dawkins then “forced” the woman to drive him to the Portland hotel where he was staying. Although he eventually allowed her to leave his hotel, he threatened to kill her if she told the police what he had done.

The victim still reported the attacks to Hillsboro police and acquaintances.

Officials said law enforcement obtained key digital evidence linking the defendant to the victim through interviews with her and those she spoke to about it.

On April 25, Dawkins was convicted of first-degree rape, two counts of first-degree sodomy, two counts of first-degree sexual abuse and coercion.