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Inset: Judson Defir (KPTV/YouTube). Background: The Oregon neighborhood where Judson C. Defir allegedly attacked a mother who was inside her home with her two children, ages 3 years old and 10 months old, while her husband was working outside in the yard (KGW/YouTube).
An Oregon mother experienced a terrifying intrusion when a man with a hoodie and notably “messed up teeth” entered her home, announcing “honey, I’m here” before launching an attack. At the time, she was holding her 10-month-old baby and playing with her 3-year-old, while her husband worked outside in the yard.
According to an arrest affidavit referenced by Law&Crime, the suspect, identified as Judson Defir, seized the mother and dragged her, baby in arms, from one room to another, finally forcing her into the guest bedroom.
Once in the room, the affidavit describes how Defir allegedly pinned the mother onto the bed by her hips, applying pressure on her back while attempting a sexual assault. The mother was face-down, clutching her baby, and the weight exerted on her back intensified the pressure on the infant.
The incident unfolded in Portland’s South Tabor neighborhood, where the mother pleaded with Defir to allow her to place the baby safely in a crib, fearing for the child’s safety, as reported in the affidavit.
Defir reportedly ceased his assault long enough for the mother to secure her baby in another room. She then returned to her 3-year-old, using a bookshelf to barricade the bedroom door, hoping to prevent Defir from entering, police stated.
“The male attempted to force his way into the room,” the affidavit recounts. “[The mother] walked onto the balcony and started yelling for help, alerting her husband.”
The woman later reported to police that her husband was outside “doing yard work” while she was in an upstairs bedroom with her two children, holding the baby while playing with the 3-year-old. She allegedly heard Defir walk in through the front door and heard footsteps coming up the stairs, but thought it was her husband.
“She heard a male voice say, ‘Honey, I’m here,’” the affidavit says. “She realized it was not her husband’s voice and then saw an unknown male [Defir] at the threshold of the bedroom door.”
The mother told police Defir allegedly had “messy hair, a messy beard, messed up teeth” and was wearing a black hoodie and dark colored pants. “She reported he smelled dirty, like unwashed body odor,” according to the affidavit.
After alerting her husband to what was going on, police say he and multiple people from a nearby church ran over to help, but Defir had already fled the residence.
Portland police were called and dispatched to the family’s home, where they found the mother “sobbing uncontrollably,” per the affidavit. She was yelling out repeatedly that Defir “tried to rape her,” according to cops.
Officers canvassed the scene and allegedly found Defir in the area being followed by approximately 15 people who were pointing at him and shouting. The 43-year-old was taken into custody, with police saying he allegedly told a female officer, “Wanna f—? You’re hot,” according to the affidavit.
That same day, Defir allegedly attacked at least three other women, including one in the nearby church and two strangers he passed by on the street.
“Responding officers determined that minutes before this attack [on the mother], the suspect entered a nearby church where he touched a woman inappropriately before fleeing,” a police press release says. “In addition to these two incidents, the male is suspected of grabbing two other women who were walking in the neighborhood.”
Defir claimed in interviews with police that he “smoked meth that morning and then went to church and had pancakes,” according to the affidavit. He allegedly said that after church, he entered a nearby house and that there was a woman inside with two kids.
“Defir said the woman screamed and that as he tried to get past the woman, she dropped one of the babies,” according to the affidavit. “He said that he accidentally bumped into the woman and almost considered jumping from the second floor to get out of there.”
Defir allegedly told police he left the mother’s house and people started randomly following him. He claimed he was trying to get away from them when cops arrested him, according to the affidavit.
Defir was arraigned Monday on charges of first-degree attempted rape, kidnapping and burglary. He is also charged with a probation violation related to an indecent exposure case.
According to The Oregonian, Defir was arrested in 2024 for screaming at two girls at a park and lying naked in a driveway while intoxicated. He was ordered held without bail on Monday, with a detention hearing scheduled to take place Wednesday.