Grants Pass man facing child sex abuse charges

Posted by Matt Jordan December 24, 2015

Update: Dec. 29, 2015

Three Rivers School District has confirmed that 47-year-old Van Len Granger is a fifth grade teacher at Manzanita Elementary School in Grants Pass. He has been placed on administrative leave.

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Grants Pass, Ore — A Grants Pass man is in jail tonight facing charges of sexual abuse of a 12-year-old boy in Josephine County.

Oregon State Police arrested 47-year-old Van Len Granger after receiving a report from the Department of Human Services about possible sex abuse.

According to police, Granger worked with the child as a teacher and mentor through the ‘Options Wrap Around Program’ from January of 2015 through December.

Options representatives tell NBC5 news that Granger was not an employee, volunteer or mentor for the wrap around program.

Granger is in Jackson County jail facing charges of sex abuse in the first degree and sodomy in the second degree as well as pending charges out of Douglas County.

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Matt Jordan is the Chief Meteorologist for KOBI-TV NBC5. Matt joined the NBC5 weather team in 2014 after a year as a reporter and anchor in Alexandria, Louisiana. His experience with the severe weather of the Deep South and a love of the Pacific Northwest led him to pursue a certification with Mississippi State University as a Broadcast Meteorologist. You can find Matt working in the evenings of NBC5 News at 5, 6 and 11 as well as online. Matt also has a degree in Journalism from the University of Oregon. In addition to being passionate about news and weather, Matt is a BIG Oregon Ducks fan. When not rooting for the Ducks or tracking down the next storm over the Pacific, Matt can be found outdoors in the Oregon wilderness with his wife, his daughter and their dogs Stanley and Gordi.
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