Tacoma man convicted of rape of teenage girl in 2003

By Erika Gebhardt The Daily World • June 3, 2022 1:30 am
Paul James Bieker, of Tacoma, was convicted of rape in the first degree on Friday, June 3, at Grays Harbor County Superior Court. Erika Gebhardt | The Daily World
Paul James Bieker, of Tacoma, was convicted of rape in the first degree on Friday, June 3, at Grays Harbor County Superior Court. Erika Gebhardt | The Daily World

A 51-year-old Tacoma man was found guilty of rape in the first degree on Friday, June 3, of a teenage girl.

Paul James Bieker was convicted of the crime, which took place in March 2003, in a jury trial at Grays Harbor County Superior Court before Judge David Mistachkin. Bieker was living in McCleary at the time of the rape. Bieker is scheduled to be sentenced on July 8.

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