Rusty Allen Pugh, better known in court filings and news reports as “Uncle Rusty,” was convicted Thursday in Clackamas County Circuit Court on charges tied to the sexual abuse of a teenage girl and was handed an additional 25-year prison term. The 54-year-old remains behind bars, and prosecutors say this new sentence will ride alongside the far longer prison term he is already serving. Authorities say the Clackamas case traces back to alleged conduct at a Milwaukie home that was reported last year.
Clackamas conviction adds 25-year term
In the Clackamas County case, Pugh pleaded guilty to first-degree sodomy and related counts. Prosecutors say the alleged abuse involved a 15-year-old victim and occurred in 2018 at a home in Milwaukie. The conduct was first reported to a caregiver in August 2024, according to KOIN. The judge imposed a 25-year sentence on the Clackamas charges.
Earlier convictions in Deschutes County
Pugh has already been through a high-profile trial in Deschutes County. In 2022, a jury there convicted him on 17 felony counts, including first-degree rape, sexual abuse, and sodomy, involving victims described as between about 5 and 12 years old, as reported by KTVZ. The Court of Appeals later reviewed those convictions in a 2025 opinion that lays out the counts and the procedural path of the case; see the Court of Appeals of Oregon. The original Deschutes County investigation began after a victim came forward to police in 2019.
Sentence details and legal context
According to court records, the new 25-year Clackamas sentence will run concurrently with what officials list as a roughly 200-year term Pugh is already serving, and those records show a projected release date of August 26, 2219. KOIN reported both the concurrent sentence and the release projection. Under Oregon law, sodomy in the first degree is a Class A felony that carries some of the state’s toughest prison penalties; see Oregon Revised Statutes §163.405.
What comes next
Pugh remains in custody while Clackamas County completes the formal sentencing paperwork and related filings. The case highlights how disclosures that surface years later can lead to new prosecutions in additional counties. For detailed background on the Deschutes proceedings and the appellate review, see the Court of Appeals decision and earlier coverage from KTVZ.
