GRESHAM, Ore. (KPTV) - A Gresham Police officer accused of child sexual abuse resigned on Friday, according to the police department.

Hector Carranza was arrested on July 31 and indicted on 56 charges related to raping and sexually abusing a child between 2014 and 2017.

Gresham Police said at the time of his arrest that Carranza had been on leave since November 2024, when he was accused of criminal behavior.

The department also said he was not on duty at the time of the alleged abuse.

Carranza joined the Gresham Police Department back in 2014.

During his bail hearing on August 11 , Carranza was ordered not to have contact with the victims or any other minors - except for his five-month-old child.

In addition, Carranza cannot have any weapons, and was ordered to stay off social me

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