Sequim – A 26-year-old Port Angeles man is in custody on child rape charges stemming from an incident last summer at Railroad Bridge Park in Sequim.
It was on June 19, 2024 just before 11:00pm when deputies responded to a report of a missing 13-year-old girl who was last known to be at Railroad Bridge Park. The girl’s father told deputies his daughter left home with another 13-year-old girl to go to the park at around 8:00 pm but never returned.
The father said he searched the park but couldn’t find them. Deputies responded with Sequim Police Officers, who eventually found them. The two girls told police they were with a man and his dog hiding after becoming scared of a bear in the area.
The girls told Deputies the man approached them while they were swimming in the river and told them there was a bear in the area. He told the girls his name was Danny, he was 19 years old, and his dog’s name was Kevin.
The girls were released to their parents, but shortly after, deputies received information from a family member that one of the girls was sexually assaulted by the man.
After being interviewed, both girls reported being sexually assaulted by the suspect. A lengthy investigation that included DNA evidence identified the suspect as 26-year-old Port Angeles resident, Daniel L. Sigmon.
On Tuesday of this week, Clallam County Superior Court issued a felony arrest warrant for Sigmon, and just hours later deputies located Sigmon at a bus top near Highway 101 and Sieberts Creek Road in Port Angeles and arrested him without incident.
Sigmon was booked into Clallam County Jail for four counts of Rape of a Child 2nd degree, Child Molestation 2nd degree and Assault 2nd degree.