Published:Thursday, June 25, 2009 10:50 AM PDT
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Coos Bay man convicted of rapes
Thursday, June 25, 2009 10:50 AM PDT

A Coos County jury convicted a former Coos Bay man of raping two teen girls.

Jurors found Thomas H. Wilson, 34, guilty on Wednesday of three counts of first-degree rape, following a two-day trial presided over by Judge Martin Stone.

One count stems from the rape of a teenage acquaintance in 1999 on "property associated with Mr. Wilson" on South Coos River Lane, according to a press release from the district attorney's office. The other two counts are associated with two incidents in 2003, in which he raped a second 16-year-old on the same property.

The jury found Wilson not guilty of two additional counts of first-degree rape related to the second victim in 2003.

First-degree rape is covered by the Measure 11 sentencing initiative. The law decrees a mandatory minimum sentence of eight years and four months in prison per count.

A sentencing hearing is set for 9 a.m. Friday in Stone's courtroom.


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