The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office has formed a new special unit to investigate cases involving adult victims of sexual assault.

The Adult Sex Crimes Unit was officially formed last November. Employing three full-time detectives, the unit operates out of A Safe Place Family Justice Center in Oregon City.

Previously, sexual-assault cases involving adults were handled by CCSO’s Homicide and Violent Crimes Unit (HVCU). HVCU investigates suspicious deaths, homicides, missing persons, kidnappings, serious assaults, robberies, violent gang-related crime, and officer-involved shootings.