MCSO looks for possible sex crime victims
By Terry Murry on Saturday, May 6th, 2023 in Columbia Basin News More Top Stories
HEPPNER – On May 3, the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office issued a release regarding the arrest of Saul Nathan Lopez, 18, of Heppner on a number of charges involving sexual abuse and corruption of children. Today (Saturday) MCSO has added an update to that release:
If there are persons who have information regarding this case, or other victims, please contact Criminal Sergeant Scott Carter directly at 541-314-5204 or MCSO dispatch at
541-676-5317.
Current charges for Saul Nathan Lopez, are as follows:
Using a Child in Display of Sexually Explicit Conduct x 8
Online Sexual Corruption of a Child in the Second Degree x 3
Online Sexual Corruption of a Child in the First Degree x 5
Encouraging Child Sex Abuse in the Second Degree x 8
Sexual Abuse in the Third Degree x 2
Rape in the First Degree x 1
Rape in the Third Degree x 1
Sexual Abuse in the First Degree x 1
Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree x 1
5-3-2023
Sex Crime Suspect Arrested in Heppner
Morrow County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a possible sex crime on April 13, 2023, with multiple juvenile victims. During the investigation, evidence was obtained that led to the arrest of Saul Nathan Lopez, 18, of Heppner. He was lodged in the Umatilla County Jail on charges of Sex Abuse III (x4), Rape III and Online Sexual Corruption of a Minor I, (x13), with no bail. The suspect was arraigned on April 25 and the Court set the Bail at $500,000. He was then arraigned on May 1 on the Grand Jury Indictment and the bail was kept the same. This investigation is on-going.
