Oregon DHS Worker Zakary Glover Gets 25 Years for Sex Crimes on Developmental Disabled Woman

PORTLAND, Ore.—A former Oregon Department of Human Services worker has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for violating the civil rights of a woman with developmental disabilities in his care by engaging in sexual misconduct with her.

Zakary Edward Glover, 30, of Lebanon, Oregon, was sentenced to 300 months in federal prison and five years’ supervised release for depriving the victim of her constitutional right to bodily integrity under color of law involving attempted aggravated sexual abuse.

“Mr. Glover’s crimes profoundly betrayed the trust placed in him as a state health care support specialist,” said Natalie Wight, U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon. “We thank our partners at the FBI, Oregon State Police, and Civil Rights Division for their commitment to this victim and the safety of all Oregonians.”

Glover, who served as a Direct Support Crisis Specialist for the Oregon Department of Human Services, Office of Developmental Disabilities Stabilization and Crisis Unit (SACU), was tasked with ensuring the health, safety and security of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. As a SACU employee, Glover took the victim on outings in a state-owned van, which was secured with child locks and a heavy plastic partition between the front and rear seats.

On November 2, 2021, Glover drove down a dead-end road near a cemetery in Aumsville, Oregon, and proceeded to engage in sexual acts with the victim without her consent. The victim has severe autism and cognitive deficits, and was unable to defend herself.

This case was investigated by the FBI Portland Field Office with assistance from Oregon State Police. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Gavin Bruce of the District of Oregon and Trial Attorney Daniel Gruner of the Civil Rights Division’s Criminal Section.

Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said, “The defendant engaged in deplorable acts of sexual misconduct and targeted a victim with severe developmental disabilities who was entrusted to his care and could not defend herself. The significant sentence imposed should send a strong message that the Justice Department will do all it can to hold accountable those who abuse their authority by sexual assaulting people in their custody and under their care.”

“Zakary Glover’s actions are inexcusable and appalling,” said Douglas A. Olson, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Portland Field Office. “The FBI will not stand by when people in positions of trust violate and victimize vulnerable community members. Mr. Glover abused his power and today’s sentence sends the message that the FBI and our partners will hold accountable anyone in a position of power who fails the citizens of their community.”

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