Overview

• A Clackamas County jury convicted McLemore of first-degree rape, first-degree unlawful sexual penetration and second-degree sexual abuse after a week-long trial
• Judge Michael Wetzel imposed the 100-month sentence on July 9, exceeding eight years behind bars
• The charges stem from an October 2021 house-party assault at Robert Covington’s Lake Oswego home where the 21-year-old victim said she was incapacitated by alcohol
• McLemore’s defense maintains the encounter was consensual and is highlighting his community work as it advocates for legislative sentence review
• Clackamas County prosecutors hailed the ruling as a deterrent message and underscored the challenges survivors face when reporting sexual violence