When felony charges are levied against an Oregon citizen, police will make all effort to arrest the individual so that criminal proceedings can continue. If an arrest is not immediately made, law enforcement officials can work with other agencies to secure the arrest. At times, other states and the federal government can even get involved in a particular search.
Recently, two Oregon brothers were found and arrested in another state. They have now been extradited back to Oregon to face prosecution on sex crimes. According to police, the pair fled Oregon to the other state after a search warrant was executed at their home. The two brothers -- both 42 years old -- had been active in their community, particularly with youth sports. One of the men was also a middle school teacher.
Authorities claimed that the brothers were involved in child sexual abuse involving young boys. In the search of their home, police say they found child pornography. During the search police took electronic equipment, smartphones and hard drives. Subsequently, the men were charged with 10 counts of second-degree encouragement of child sexual abuse, 10 counts of first-degree encouragement of child sexual abuse and 20 counts of child pornography charges.
These felony charges could result in serious penalties should the men be found guilty. People, like these men, who face sex crime charges following a large scale investigation need to protect their legal rights. Each step of the investigation must be closely examined by the defendants and their legal team to make sure that police did not violate their constitutional rights. If violations did occur, they can be used by the criminal defense team to exclude evidence from court.
Source: The Register-Guard, "Twins face child pornography charges," Jack Moran, July 31, 2014
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