FORMER DAYCARE WORKER SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON

Washington Co. District Attorney's Office

HILLSBORO, Ore.- On January 23, 2019, Washington County Circuit Court Judge Andrew Erwin found John Patrick Gilbreath guilty of first-degree unlawful sexual penetration. He was later sentenced to five years of probation. 

Under the guidelines of his probation, Judge Erwin ordered the defendant to undergo and successfully complete a sex offender treatment program. That program included mandatory polygraph testing. During a polygraph examination, Mr. Gilbreath admitted he sexually abused six additional children at Partridge House daycare in Beaverton, Oregon where he worked. Mr. Gilbreath had concealed these additional victims throughout his sex offender treatment program, and investigators were only aware of two victims at the time of his trial.

Senior Deputy District Attorney Andy Pulver brought this new evidence before the court. On March 9, 2022, Judge Erwin found the defendant in violation of his probation. The judge then revoked his probation and sentenced Mr. Gilbreath to five years in prison and lifetime post-prison supervision. 

The Washington County District Attorney’s Office wishes to acknowledge the work of the Washington County Parole and Probation Department on this case. You can read our original press release here.