4/21/25 - LCSO Case #23-3583 Lowell man convicted in sex abuse case after Sheriff’s Office investigation On July 5, 2023, Lane County Sheriff’s detectives arrested Roscoe Rick Redden, 68, of Lowell, for multiple crimes related to a sex abuse investigation. Detectives had begun investigating the report of sexual abuse after it was referred to them by DHS. Two minor juveniles under the age of 12 years old disclosed Redden, who was known to them, had sexually abused them multiple times. With prosecution by the Lane County District Attorney’s Office, Redden was convicted in mid-April by a jury of his peers of multiple crimes: - Two counts of Sodomy in the 1st Degree - Unlawful Sexual Penetration in the 1st Degree - Four counts of Sexual Abuse in the 1st Degree On April 21st, 2025, Redden was sentenced to 675 months (just over 56 years) in the Oregon Department of Corrections. Thanks to DHS, Kids FIRST, and the Lane County District Attorney’s Office for their assistance on this case.