Tina Ketcham, 40, was found d. ead in her cell at Linn County Jail, Oregon, on March 11, 2020, two weeks after her ar.rest on multiple child s. ex ab. use charges.

Sheriff Jim Yon reported that deputies discovered Ketcham hanging in her cell during routine checks. Despite immediate life-saving efforts, she was pronounced de.ad shortly after.

Ketcham faced charges including six counts of first-degree r.ape and other s. ex off. enses, with prosecutors alleging her ab. use spanned years and involved hundreds of incidents. The victim, who was known to her, reported the ab.use in January 2020.

Ketcham denied the allegations, and her bail request was denied earlier that month. She took her own life while awaiting trial, facing decades in prison if convicted.