A Gresham police officer facing dozens of charges including rape and sexual abuse of an underage girl has resigned from the force, the police department announced Friday night.

Police said they were unable to release any additional information because of the ongoing criminal investigation.

Hector Carranza , 36, was arraigned Aug. 1 and pleaded not guilty to 56 counts of charges including rape, sodomy, sexual abuse, luring a minor, encouraging child sexual abuse and using a child in display of sexually explicit conduct.

The indictment alleges Carranza engaged in sexual acts with the victim between 2014 and 2017. According to the indictment, the alleged abuse began when the girl was younger than 16 years old.

Carranza was hired by Gresham police in 2014, according to state records. T

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