ALOHA, Ore — Editor's note: The video above originally aired on July 16.
Washington County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) detectives are investigating a FedEx driver for allegedly abusing multiple children while he made deliveries. Detectives are asking parents who live along the driver's route to talk to their children to see if there are more victims.
Alejandro Negrete, 24, made deliveries in southwest Portland, Beaverton, Aloha and Tigard.
On July 16, Negrete allegedly tried to sexually assault a 9-year-old girl by luring her into his delivery truck in Aloha, Ore., according to WCSO.
Deputies said Negrete had just made a delivery near Southwest 160th Avenue and Southwest Tualatin Valley Highway around 1 p.m., as the child was playing outside a nearby home.
The child said the suspect offered her candy before attempting to sexually assault her, but she was able to get away and tell a parent what happened. She also gave a description of the suspect, deputies said.
Authorities located Negrete about a mile away on Southwest Shaw Street and took him into custody. He was booked into jail on charges of attempted first-degree sexual abuse attempted first-degree sodomy, but he is expected to face additional charges. On July 19, a Washington County judge increased Negrete's bail to $250,000.
According to police, an investigation over the course of several days shows Negrete contacted at least four additional victims while he worked. Several of the victims have not been identified.
"I think this specific act is pretty brazen, doing this while you're working, in a truck, in a FedEx uniform," said Det. Mark Povolny with WCSO. "Unfortunately we've seen that people who want to take advantage of children will look for any opportunity to do that."
"It's pretty scary. Actually it's horrifying," neighbor Corey Vines told KGW. "I have a young child myself and one on way the way, so it's pretty scary to hear that kind of stuff going on."
Anyone with information can call WCSO at (503) 846-2700.