An Oregon man pleaded guilty to accessing and uploading child sexual assault materials, and was sentenced to probation and weekend jail time to serve “at his convenience.”
Scott Johnson, 27, pleaded guilty Wednesday to three counts of encouraging first-degree child sexual abuse.
The plea agreement ends a two-year investigation into Johnson over allegations of child pornography.
In January 2021, the Oregon Department of Justice informed the St. Helens Police Department of the upload of child pornography in St. Helens from a Kik messaging account. Detectives identified Johnson as a suspect and search warrants were executed.
OREGON SUSPECT ACCUSED OF TORTURING CAPTIVE WOMAN RELEASED LESS THAN 2 YEARS AFTER ASSAULT CONVICTION
Scott Johnson, 27, pleaded guilty Wednesday to three counts of encouraging first-degree child sexual abuse.
(St. Helens Police Department)
A device belonging to Johnson was recovered and the Oregon Department of Justice conducted a forensic examination of the device which found material containing graphic sexual abuse and torture of girls, according to police.
Johnson told investigators that people would sometimes “send him a message asking if he wanted to see something, they would send it to him,” according to court documents. Investigators determined that someone sent Johnson several links, and after he opened the first one, he clicked on additional links, knowing what they contained.
In January 2021, the Oregon Department of Justice informed the St. Helens Police Department of the uploading of child pornography in St. Helens from a Kik messaging account.
(St. Helens Police)
A Columbia County grand jury indicted Johnson in August 2021 on four counts of encouraging child sexual abuse. The Columbia County district attorney’s office told FOX 12 that the district attorney offered Johnson five years in prison, but Johnson turned down the offer and instead asked the judge for probation.
“He simply rejected our offer, pleaded guilty, and asked the judge for probation over our objection,” the district attorney’s office said.
EX OR MAYOR SENTENCED TO 6 MONTHS FOR POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
A Columbia County grand jury indicted Johnson in August 2021 on four counts of encouraging child sexual abuse.
(St. Helens Police)
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Johnson was sentenced to five years probation and 90 days in jail, to be served on weekends “at his convenience,” according to police.
