Redmond man arrested on charges of possessing child sex abuse material; police seek info about other possible victims
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Redmond police turned to the public Wednesday for any information about other possible victims of a Redmond man arrested last fall in a raid on his home on charges of possessing child sex abuse material.
Last July, Redmond Police Department detectives received cyber-tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) regarding online accounts distributing child sex abuse material, Lieutenant April Huey said.
Over the following months, search warrants and subpoenas were served to online providers and the operator of those accounts was identified as 27-year-old Hunter Slawosky of Redmond, Huey said.Â
Last October 31, Redmond police served a search warrant and arrested Slawosky at his residence in the 300 block of SW 11th Street.Â
Slawosky was indicted on 20 counts of first- and second-degree encouraging child abuse, Class B and C felonies. He remains held in the Deschutes County Jail on $800,000 bail, the online jail log indicates. Court records show he is scheduled to enter a plea to the charges on Feb. 5.
"During the investigation, detectives also located evidence indicating there may be additional unidentified victims of Mr. Slawosky," Huey said in a news release. "At this time, RPD is seeking the community’s assistance in identifying other potential victims."Â
Anyone with information regarding the investigation of Slawosky was asked to contact Redmond Police Detective Connor Keith at 541-504-3480, or email him at connor.keith@redmondoregon.gov.
"RPD would like to thank the NCMEC for assisting in identifying victims of online child sex abuse," the lieutenant said. "RPD is proud to partner with agencies like NCMEC to work toward making Redmond the safest community in Oregon."Â Â