News Release from: Clackamas Co. Sheriff's Office

Sheriff's Office detectives arrest martial-arts instructor for alleged sex abuse

Posted: Aug. 20, 2009, 12:31 p.m.

Photo: William "Brent" Mullens

Please reference Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Case #09-25351

On Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009 at 9:14 a.m., Clackamas County Sheriff's Office detectives arrested William "Brent" Mullens, age 37, at his residence, located at 11484 SE Fuller Road, in Milwaukie, Oregon. (A booking photo is linked above.)

Earlier this week, Sheriff's Office detectives received information that William Mullens (best known as "Brent Mullens") may have sexually abused two of his minor male students.

Mullens is a martial-arts instructor and proprietor of the Northwest Martial Arts studio, located at 13175 SE Sunnyside Rd. in Clackamas.

Sheriff's Office detectives promptly conducted a criminal investigation of these sex-abuse allegations -- resulting in today's arrest of Mullens (without incident) at his SE Fuller Road residence. Mullens was then transported to the Clackamas County Jail and lodged on the following charges:


Bail is set at $257,500.

Mullens is scheduled for arraignment on this matter on Friday, Aug. 21 at 3 p.m. in Clackamas County Circuit Court.

William "Brent" Mullens has no prior criminal history recorded in law-enforcement databases.

ADDITIONAL TIPS SOUGHT

Based on these serious allegations of sex abuse involving Mullens and minor-aged male martial-arts students, Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Detectives are concerned other victims may exist. The Sheriff's Office urges other potential victims to come forward.

The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office urges anyone with information concerning this crime to the contact the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office's confidential Tip Line -- by phone at 503-723-4949 or by using the online e-mail form.

The public can also submit crime-tip text messages to the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office from a cell phone. All users have to do is send a text message to CRIMES (274637 on your phone keypad) -- with the keyword CCSO as the first word in the message body. Important Reminder: Please do not send emergency messages using the text-messaging system -- in case of an emergency, call 911.

Please reference Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Case #09-25351

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Jim Strovink, Detective
Public Information Officer
Clackamas County Sheriff's Office