Former principal accused of child sex abuse seeks bail cut
Former Deep Creek principal accused of sexual abuse of elementary school students
A trial date of April 19, 2022 has been set for Jeffrey Hays, a former principal of Deep Creek Elementary School in Damascus, who faces seven felony counts of child sex abuse involving four former students.
Hays was arrested at his home in North Portland Thursday, March 11, after a Clackamas County grand jury returned an indictment Monday, March 8.
Hays is charged with one count of unlawful sexual penetration in the first degree and six counts of sex abuse in the first degree. He is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday, May 19.