Magana guilty on 41 counts

A Lane County jury found former Eugene police officer Roger Magana guilty of crimes including sexual assault, kidnapping and rape Wednesday morning.

Magana's four-week trial ended Friday.

The 12-member jury deliberated for two days before finding Magana guilty of 41 out of 48 counts including rape in the first degree; sexual assault in the first, second and third degrees; kidnapping in the first and second degrees; harassment and burglary.

Thirteen women testified that Magana raped, harassed and assaulted them during his tenure as a police officer.

Magana was also found guilty of coercion and official misconduct because many of the women said that they were prostitutes and heroin addicts, and said that Magana used his position of power as a police officer to frighten them into performing sex acts.

Magana is scheduled to be sentenced July 13 in Lane County Circuit Court.

-- Ben Brown

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CORRECTION

The Emerald erroneously gave former EPD officer Roger Magana's first name as Eugene. Eugene is Magana's middle name. Return to the corrected text.

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