Man Arrested on 12 Sex Crime Charges, Including Luring a Minor, with Possibly Additional Victims

A Medford man was arrested by Jackson County Sheriff’s deputies Friday morning, December 10th, after an ongoing investigation led to the serving of a search warrant at his residence.

On November 24th, Jackson County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a sexual assault in the Medford area. After the initial report, detectives identified a previous possible victim, and upon further investigation, it was determined that there was probable cause to arrest 46 year old Emilio Castillejos-Lopez for numerous sex crimes including rape, sex abuse, sodomy, and luring a minor.

46 year old Emilio Castillejos-Lopez

The Southern Oregon High Tech Crimes Task Force assisted with the search warrant and will forensically examine digital devices seized for further evidence of sex crimes.   Emilio Castillejos-Lopez, was arrested and lodged in the Jackson County jail and has been charged with four counts of first-degree sexual abuse, two counts of second-degree sexual abuse, second-degree rape, first-degree sodomy, two counts of second-degree sodomy, second-degree sexual penetration, and luring a minor.

Based on information gathered in the investigations, detectives believe Castillejos-Lopez may have other victims. Anyone with information can call Detective Tobias at (541) 774-6800 and reference case 21-6210. The case is still under investigation.