A 24-year-old Portland man was sentenced to 32 years in prison this week after being convicted of first-degree rape, first-degree sex abuse and using a child in sexually explicit conduct, in a case that prosecutors say involved two teenage girls and dozens of videos of child sexual abuse material found on his phone. Nicolas Matthew Hall Tull was sentenced on Monday.
The sentence, handed down Monday, stems from five separate criminal cases that span allegations against teen girls, child sexual abuse material, drunk driving and an assault committed in jail, according to KATU. Prosecutors said Tull met a 14-year-old girl on Snapchat and later raped and sexually abused her, and that he pressured her to perform sexual acts on video calls, threatening suicide if she refused.
Investigators also found recordings on Tull's phone during the course of the case, the station reported. Separately, authorities say the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children had reported a tip that Tull was uploading child sexual abuse material, and investigators ultimately found 33 videos of such material on his phone.
A Runaway Teen Near the Central Library
One of the cases against Tull traces back to a 15-year-old runaway he encountered near Portland's Central Library, according to prosecutors cited by the station's report. Prosecutors said Tull offered the girl a place to sleep in exchange for sex and threatened to kill her if she did not comply; she fled after three days, per the same account.
That episode first surfaced publicly in December 2025, when OregonLive reported that police arrested Tull, then 23, at the Multnomah County Central Library on charges tied to the alleged assault of the 15-year-old. That outlet reported that beginning Dec. 3, Tull offered the teen a place to stay in exchange for sex, then repeatedly abused and raped her over a three-day period. KATU reported separately that Tull was arraigned in that case on charges including sex abuse, rape and luring a minor, and that a judge granted prosecutors' request to hold him without bail pending a detention hearing, as detailed in court documents obtained by KATU.
New Charges Piled Up in January
The case widened in January, when KATU reported that two additional criminal cases were filed on Jan. 6 against Nicholas Matthew HallTull, then 23. He was arraigned the following day on numerous charges, including 23 counts of encouraging child sex abuse, according to that report. Prosecutors said in that filing that HallTull pressured a girl to take sexually suggestive pictures of herself, telling her he would kill himself if she didn't comply.
Prosecutor Says Sentence Aims at Healing
Multnomah County prosecutor Mihnea Moga said Tull consistently exploited vulnerable victims through force or manipulation, and that the sentence aims to protect the community while supporting victims' healing. Moga added that the sentence is meant to protect the community long-term and give victims peace of mind, justice, and a path toward healing and closure, according to the station's report.
Tull's 32-year sentence, issued earlier this week, closes out a case that unfolded across multiple criminal filings over the better part of a year, from the December arrest at the Central Library through the January charges and into this week's sentencing.
