Sicko, 40, allegedly sported ski masks throughout twisted encounters with teen he raped, blackmailed for years
A wicked Oregon man allegedly raped a teenage woman he met on-line — after coercing the teen into sending specific photographs he used to blackmail her right into a four-year string of disturbing trysts, cops stated.
Seth Michael Winkelhake, 40, was busted Tuesday, months after a tip uncovered years of sexual abuse he inflicted on a 13-year-old woman, in line with the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Workplace.
The younger woman allegedly advised police she met the sicko — who known as himself Jeff — on-line in 2018 and began chatting after he lied about his age. However the chats took a twisted flip when she despatched the graphic photos, which the accused predator used to control her into sustaining contact, cops stated.
The Hillsboro man satisfied the woman to fulfill in particular person when she turned 16 — and confirmed as much as the perverse rendezvous in Oak Grove together with his face hid with a ski masks or fabric.
Deputies stated Winkelhake blindfolded the sufferer earlier than placing her in his automotive and driving to native parks the place he carried out the sick acts — regardless of her efforts to cease them — from 2021 to 2024.
Officers now consider there could also be extra victims.
The alleged perv, who volunteered with native training organizations within the Portland space, is suspected of utilizing Fb, Instagram and AntiLand, an nameless chat room, to hunt for younger ladies on-line.
Cops stated he typically used pretend names like Jeff, Don Jon and Marc to bait his victims, and had a 2018 Nissan Frontier and a 2002 Volkswagen Golf registered in his identify.
Winkelhake was arraigned Wednesday on 23 felony and misdemeanor costs, together with first-degree rape, third-degree sexual abuse, first-degree encouraging youngster intercourse abuse and luring a minor.
He’s being held with out bail at Clackamas County Jail in Oregon Metropolis.
Anybody with data can name the sheriff’s workplace tip line at 503-723-4949 or submit a web based type.
