A Washington County jury has found 21-year-old Kentrell Jourdan Mack Yates guilty of multiple sex crimes involving minors, closing out a pair of criminal cases that prosecutors brought to trial together and sending the case toward a May 1 sentencing. The allegations, laid out through court filings and testimony, stemmed from a months-long investigation.
Verdict and charges
Prosecutors told KOIN that the jury convicted Yates of first-degree rape, first-degree sexual abuse and second-degree sexual abuse. According to the station, those counts grew out of two separate episodes that were tried together, and court records list a sentencing date of May 1. Prosecutors said they relied on testimony and other evidence to tie Yates to both cases during the trial.
How prosecutors say it unfolded
According to prosecutors, one of the incidents happened in June 2025, when Yates allegedly invited a minor to go swimming at an apartment complex and then persuaded the person to enter a private sauna, where he made sexual advances. The victim got away and later reported the assault. Detectives said they identified a second victim during the investigation and told jurors that this victim conceived a child with Yates while still a minor. Those accounts, along with corroborating evidence, formed the backbone of the prosecution’s case.
What the law says
Rape in the first degree is a Class A felony in Oregon, and related statutes set mandatory penalties for major sex crimes, according to Oregon Public Law and provisions such as those outlined by Oregon Public Law. Measure 11 and those sentencing laws can restrict a judge’s discretion for qualifying offenses, so the length of the sentence Yates ultimately faces will hinge on which convictions carry mandatory terms and his criminal history. Defense arguments and any mitigating information presented at sentencing can still influence the final outcome.
What’s next
Yates is scheduled to return to court for sentencing on May 1, when the judge will weigh the jury’s verdict alongside recommendations from both prosecutors and the defense. The written sentencing order, which will be part of the public record, is expected to spell out which statutory terms apply. Any post-verdict motions or appeals would come after sentencing, following standard court procedure.
