Officers with the Grants Pass Department of Public Safety received a report of a sex offense involving a 17-year-old female victim. On January 29th, the juvenile reported she met the suspect at Wal-Mart on January 28th, 2021.
From there, the suspect took the victim to lunch and then to his residence. The juvenile stayed with Reese overnight and, during that time, Reese is alleged to have subjected the victim to sexual contact without her consent.
On February 2nd, at 12:45 pm, Grants Pass Department of Public Safety detectives arrested 60 year old suspect Jay Reese, and lodged him at the Josephine County Jail on the multiple charges. This case is still under investigation and additional charges may be pending.
Due to the nature of this case, there is concern there may be other victims. Over the past several years, Reese has been associated with various school district sports programs in Oregon and Northern California. If anyone has any information about this or a similar case, please contact the Grants Pass Department of Public Safety at 541-450-6260.
