A Case of a Warrant Not Properly Executed
The Search Warrant
OHSU Hillsboro Medical Center learned about Tiffany’s sexual assault allegation through law enforcement. According to a police report, on August 4, 2023, law enforcement instructed OHSU Hillsboro Medical Center to preserve all surveillance video footage for July 21, 2023, the date of Tiffany’s assault.
On August 23, 2023 at 1:22 p.m., a judge signed a search warrant ordering police to seize surveillance video footage for the building 335 SE 8th Avenue, Hillsboro, OR 97123 that Tiffany was raped in. The warrant directed police to seize the surveillance video footage within 5 days.
According to a police report, later that day at 1:51 p.m., Hillsboro Police Department detective Megan Townsend emailed the search warrant to OHSU Hillsboro Medical Center security operations manager Eric Cooper.
According to a police report, the next day, on August 24, 2023, Detective Townsend collected a thumb drive with surveillance video footage from security operations manager Eric Cooper at OHSU Hillsboro Medical Center. As explained in a police report, the thumb drive contained surveillance video footage for the wrong date. This surveillance video footage for the wrong date did not contain timestamps and was not provided in a .ave format (Avigilon surveillance video software native file format), which would have allowed law enforcement to “turn on” timestamps in Avigilon surveillance video software. When OHSU Hillsboro Medical Center provided surveillance video footage for the incorrect date, they provided surveillance video footage for only 2 video cameras, as shown in this screenshot and this screenshot.
Detective Townsend filed a court document stating that on August 23, 2023 at 1:51 p.m. she executed the search warrant, and seized surveillance video footage pursuant to the warrant.
Detective Townsend eventually sent an email to security operations manager Eric Cooper stating that the thumb drive contained surveillance video footage for the wrong date.
On August 31, 2023, 8 days after a judge signed the search warrant, Detective Townsend returned to OHSU Hillsboro Medical Center and collected a thumb drive containing surveillance video footage for the correct date of July 21, 2023.
All of the surveillance video footage law enforcement obtained for the correct date was for the building with address 333 7th Avenue, Hillsboro, OR 97123 - a building connected via skybridge to the building Tiffany was raped in. For the correct date, as stated in a police report, OHSU Hillsboro Medical Center provided surveillance video footage for these 4 video cameras located on the 2nd floor of the building with address 333 SE 7th Ave, Hillsboro, OR 97123.
The police never obtained any surveillance video footage for the building that Tiffany was raped in, or any surveillance video footage containing Dr. Nathan Hildebrant.
A police report details Detective Megan Townsend’s November 2, 2023 tour of OHSU Hillsboro Medical Center and acknowledges that the areas shown in the surveillance video footage obtained by law enforcement are not located in the building where the victim met Dr. Hildebrant.
The Surveillance Video Footage Edits
On the date of her assault, July 21, 2023, Tiffany was at OHSU Hillsboro Medical Center from approximately 2:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. Detective Megan Townsend of the Hillsboro Police Department requested surveillance video footage for 2:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., presumably because Tiffany reported to law enforcement that her long-term memory resumed at approximately 7:30 p.m.
The surveillance video footage for the building connected via skybridge to the building Tiffany was raped in makes it appear that Tiffany was transferred after surgery to the female nurse Dawn Marie at approximately 6:30 p.m, when in reality Tiffany was transferred to the female nurse Dawn Marie at approximately 7:30 p.m., after Tiffany was left alone with Dr. Hildebrant and sexually assaulted.
While the surveillance video footage for the incorrect date did not display timestamps, the surveillance video footage obtained for the correct date displayed timestamps. For a significant portion of the surveillance video footage for the correct date, the timestamps are not accurate.
Tiffany After The Surgery
After her sexual assault, Tiffany was transferred from Dr. Hildebrant in one building to female nurse Dawn Marie in another building. The following clip shows an unknown female employee as she transports Tiffany to the nurse Dawn Marie. Although Tiffany was transported to Dawn Marie at approximately 7:30 p.m., this clip displays an inaccurate timestamp of 6:32 p.m.
According to a police report, an attorney representing the hospital claimed he believed that the woman in this clip is nurse Kaitlin Ray. Kaitlin Ray has a very different appearance than this nurse.
During transport, Tiffany was thrashing on her gurney because she was experiencing a medical phenomenon called emergence agitation, where one wakes up in distress after being administered a gas anesthetic. According to a police report, Tiffany reported to the police that she "woke up fighting.” Tiffany’s medical record does not state that a gas anesthetic was administered for her medical care - as stated in her medical record, she received a lighter form of anesthesia called monitored anesthesia care. Tiffany was gassed unconscious by Dr. Hildebrant after she was sexually assaulted.
The Delay
In the following clip, Tiffany’s father appears to complain to an unknown OHSU Hillsboro Medical Center employee that he’s been waiting for a long time in the lobby for Tiffany to be discharged. It is currently unknown whether the timestamp in this clip is accurate.
In the following clip, some hospital employees leave for the day. As they enter the lobby, they turn off the lobby lights. Tiffany’s father raises his hand to indicate he is in the lobby. The staff turn back on the lights before leaving. The time stamp in this clip is inaccurate - it was later than the timestamp shows.
The following video shows footage for all 4 surveillance video cameras as the employees leave for the day.
The Crime of Hindering Prosecution
In Oregon, hindering prosecution is a Class C felony, carrying penalties of up to 5 years in prison and/or fines up to $125,000.
In Oregon, a person who intends to hinder the apprehension, prosecution, or punishment of a person who has committed rape, commits the crime of hindering prosecution if the person does one of the following things:
Provides or aids in providing a person who has committed rape with a means of avoiding discovery or apprehension
Prevents or obstructs, by means of force, intimidation or deception, anyone from performing an act which might aid in the discovery or apprehension of a person who has committed rape
Suppresses by any act of concealment, alteration or destruction physical evidence which might aid in the discovery or apprehension of such person
The Crime of Tampering with Evidence
In Oregon, tampering with physical evidence is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to 364 days in jail, a fine of up to $6,250, or both.
In Oregon, a person commits the crime of tampering with physical evidence if, with intent that it be used, introduced, or unavailable in an official proceeding, the person does one of the following things:
Destroys, mutilates, alters, conceals or removes physical evidence impairing its availability or state of being true or real
Knowingly makes, produces or offers any false physical evidence
Prevents the production of physical evidence by an act of force, intimidation or deception against any person