Career criminal creep with 166 arrests, 55 convictions since 1999 sentenced to life in prison

Nypost · May 17, 2026 · 443 words · By Caitlin McCormack

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Career criminal creep with 166 arrests, 55 convictions since 1999 sentenced to life in prison An Oregon creep with a record-setting rap sheet cataloguing a staggering 166 arrests dating back to his teens was finally sentenced to life in prison on Friday.

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Why it matters

Joshua Cory Nealy, 41, was slapped with the hefty life sentence without possibility for parole for a January 2023 arrest where he flashed a female clothing store employee and a security officer, according to a news release from the Washington County District…

Common ground

The misdemeanor charge, which would usually land first-time offenders behind bars for just one year, did him in after a whopping 55 prior convictions, including seven felony charges.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “He asked the female clerk for assistance while he was nude in the store’s changing room — then “opened the door fully and exposed himself to her,” the release said.”

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Multiple sources confirm Nealy exposed himself to a female employee and a security officer at the store.

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web search NEUTRAL — Authorities said Nealy also revealed himself to the security officer before he dressed himself again and left the store with the sunglasses he had concealed. Tigard police later responded to the incid…
https://www.msn.com/en-us/crime/general/man-with-166-arrests…

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web search NEUTRAL — female dressing room. change clothes spy. spied in changing room.public fitting rooms ~ bbw change ~ solo changing room. Free cams exposed, shop japanese, japanese gap, changing room cum, facial hidde…
https://suckinghat.com/content-dressing-room-spy/

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web search NEUTRAL — Joshua Cory Nealy, 41, received the sentence on May 7 under an Oregon law that makes life without the possibility of parole the “presumptive sentence” for a defendant who has been convicted at least t…
https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/05/oregon-man-with-166…

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Claim 2: “Joshua Cory Nealy, 41, was slapped with the hefty life sentence without possibility for parole for a January 2023 arrest where he flashed a female clothing store employee and a security officer, according to a news release from the Washington County District Attorney’s Office.”

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OregonLive and KOIN report that Nealy, 41, received a life sentence without parole for exposing himself to a woman and a security officer in January 2023.

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web search NEUTRAL — Joshua was a major figure in the events of the Exodus. He was charged by Moses with selecting and commanding a militia group for their first battle after exiting Egypt, against the Amalekites in Rephi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua

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web search NEUTRAL — 1 After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ aide: 2 “Moses my servant is dead.
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web search NEUTRAL — Summary: Joshua documents the Israelites’ conquest of Canaan under Joshua’s leadership, following the death of Moses. It highlights God’s faithfulness as the Israelites claim their inheritance.
https://biblehub.com/joshua/

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Claim 3: “An Oregon creep with a record-setting rap sheet cataloguing a staggering 166 arrests dating back to his teens was finally sentenced to life in prison on Friday.”

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Multiple independent news sources (OregonLive, KOIN, and another web result) confirm that Joshua Cory Nealy was sentenced to life in prison on May 7 (a Friday in 2023) after having 166 arrests since 1999.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following scientific events occurred in 2022.
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web search NEUTRAL — Joshua Cory Nealy has been arrested 166 times since 1999. He’s had seven felony convictions and 48 misdemeanor convictions, ranging from third-degree sexual abuse, robbery, and numerous assaults.
https://nbc16.com/news/local/convicted-oregon-criminal-with-…

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web search NEUTRAL — (KOIN) — After being arrested 166 times since 1999, an Oregon man will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Washington County Circuit Court Judge Theodore Sims sentenced Joshua Cory Nealy to life i…
https://www.msn.com/en-us/crime/general/man-with-166-arrests…

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Claim 4: “Nealy, whose criminal record dates back to when he was just 14 years old, was previously charged with attempted rape, robbery, various assaults, failure to report as a sex offender, and more.”

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Claim 5: “Nealy was handed the life sentence in accordance with a state statute that requires the imposition for defendants who have two prior felony sex crime convictions.”

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OregonLive and another source confirm that the life sentence was handed down under an Oregon law where life without parole is the presumptive sentence for defendants convicted at least twice before of felony sex crimes.

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Claim 6: “The victim quickly flagged down a security officer, who Nealy also flashed before fleeing the store with a stolen pair of sunglasses.”

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KOIN and other web results confirm he exposed himself to a security officer and left the store with concealed sunglasses.

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web search NEUTRAL — stole a reported £8.5 million.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/crime/

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Claim 7: “Nealy was already on parole when he strolled into the Washington Square Mall in Portland”

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While sources confirm the incident happened at Washington Square Mall in January, the specific detail that he was 'on parole' at that exact moment is not explicitly corroborated across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence, though the event itself is verified.

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web search NEUTRAL — Who: Joshua Cory Nealy, 41, of Washington County; prosecutors say he’s been arrested 166 times since 1999.Nealy’s most recent conviction stems from an incident that happened at the Washington Square M…
https://www.kptv.com/2026/05/15/washington-co-man-with-166-a…

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web search NEUTRAL — More details on Clark’s call to Ventura during alleged Kid Cudi break-in.
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web search NEUTRAL — 300+ people gathered at Washington Square Mall in Tigard, Oregon to wish unsuspecting shoppers a Merry Christmas. Started by Lee Anne Krause who created the ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDuF7473hkI

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Claim 8: “Officers with the Tigard Police Department... nabbed the registered sex offender that same day.”

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Evidence confirms Tigard police arrested Nealy on the day of the incident; the 'registered sex offender' status is corroborated by the mention of his prior felony sex crime convictions.

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web search NEUTRAL — Tigard (/ ˈtaɪɡərd / ⓘ TY-gərd) is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States. The population was 54,539 at the 2020 census, making it the 12th most populous city in Oregon. Incorporated in 19…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigard,_Oregon

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web search NEUTRAL — The official website homepage for the city of Tigard, Oregon.
https://www.tigard-or.gov/

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web search NEUTRAL — Tigard Tigard, Oregon: A Shopper's (and Kayaker's) Paradise With a population of about 50,000, the city of Tigard (pronounced TIE-gurd) is located just south of Portland in southeastern Washington Cou…
https://tualatinvalley.org/cities-towns/tigard/

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Claim 9: “Washington County Circuit Judge Theodore Sims remanded Nealy to life in prison on Friday”

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Both OregonLive and KOIN explicitly name Washington County Circuit Court Judge Theodore Sims as the judge who sentenced Nealy to life in prison on May 7.

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web search NEUTRAL — Before Washington County Circuit Judge Theodore Sims handed down the sentence, Nealy’s lawyers argued that life in prison would be “inappropriate” in this case and claimed that Nealy had a “compromise…
https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/05/oregon-man-with-166…

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web search NEUTRAL — Washington County Circuit Court Judge Theodore Sims sentenced Joshua Cory Nealy to life in prison on May 7, the District Attorney’s Office announced on Friday.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/crime/general/man-with-166-arrests…

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web search NEUTRAL — Joshua Nealy of Salem received a sentence of life without parole after he exposed himself to a woman at a mall in Washington County, reports the Oregonian. Under state law, repeat sex offenders can re…
https://www.newser.com/story/389265/sex-offender-with-166-ar…

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Claim 10: “The misdemeanor charge... did him in after a whopping 55 prior convictions, including seven felony charges.”

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Two independent sources confirm Nealy had 166 arrests leading to seven felony convictions and 48 misdemeanor convictions.

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web search NEUTRAL — The term "felony" originated from English common law to describe an offense that resulted in the confiscation of a convicted person's land and goods, to which additional punishments, including capital…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felony

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web search NEUTRAL — Nealy had previously been arrested 166 times dating back to 1999, the county prosecutor's office said. Those arrests led to seven felony convictions and 48 misdemeanor convictions for crimes ranging f…
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/man-with-166-prior-arre…

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web search NEUTRAL — 4. Why “prior felony convictions in 2023” is hard to pin down. There are at least three reasons the precise 2023 figure for prior felonies is elusive in available reporting: (a) ICE’s public breakdown…
https://factually.co/fact-checks/justice/percentage-ice-deta…

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Claim 11: “The lawyers cited a police report from Nealy’s 2007 attempted rape conviction that described how he “was using ‘crank’... had been awake for two days and expressed his belief that his mother was the Queen of Southern England,” as reported by Oregon Live.”

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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding a 2007 attempted rape conviction or specific details about 'crank' or beliefs about the Queen of Southern England.

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Claim 12: “Court records obtained by Oregon Live show that Nealy still has two outstanding cases for assault and attempted assault in Washington County.”

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