Man accused of rape now a free man
COQUILLE, Ore.-- A man accused of raping a girl at Southwestern Oregon Community College last fall is now a free man.
According the Coos County Court Clerk's office, the Coos County District Attorney will not file any new charges against Cody Dornbirer, nor will he re-try Dornbirer on the charge of unlawful sexual penetration.
Earlier this week, a jury found Dornbirer not guilty of rape, kidnapping and sexual abuse, but it was stuck on a verdict surrounding the lesser charge of unlawful sexual penetration. The judge then declared a mistrial on the single charge.
The district attorney had two to three days to make a decision on the lesser charge or to file any new charges.
There is no word yet on how the jury and district attorney's decisions will impact a $5 million lawsuit against SWOCC in which the victim has claimed the college did not do enough to protect her.
According the Coos County Court Clerk's office, the Coos County District Attorney will not file any new charges against Cody Dornbirer, nor will he re-try Dornbirer on the charge of unlawful sexual penetration.
Earlier this week, a jury found Dornbirer not guilty of rape, kidnapping and sexual abuse, but it was stuck on a verdict surrounding the lesser charge of unlawful sexual penetration. The judge then declared a mistrial on the single charge.
The district attorney had two to three days to make a decision on the lesser charge or to file any new charges.
There is no word yet on how the jury and district attorney's decisions will impact a $5 million lawsuit against SWOCC in which the victim has claimed the college did not do enough to protect her.
