Update: Grants Pass photographer faces sexual abuse misdemeanor

A Grants Pass man who operates a photography and film studio appeared in court for the first time Tuesday.

40-year-old Francisco Antonio Melendez is charged with sexual abuse in the 3rd degree.

Police in Grants Pass say Melendez invited a woman into his photography studio and subjected her to unwanted sexual contact last week.

This is an ongoing story.

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