Bend man pleads not guilty to 27 counts of sexual abuse, luring minors online; two trials set for October

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A Bend man arrested four times last year pleaded not guilty Monday to nearly 30 counts in two cases alleging luring a minor online and use of child sex abuse material, and two jury trials were set for October. 

In one case, Conner Duhn, 27, entered the pleas to three counts of luring a minor and three counts of using a child in a display of explicit conduct, court records show. Deschutes County Circuit Judge Beth Bagley scheduled a five-day, 12-person jury trial to begin Oct. 13. 

In the other case, Duhn entered not guilty pleas to one count of luring a minor and 20 first- and second-degree counts of encouraging child sexual abuse. A separate three-day jury trial is scheduled for Oct. 21 on those charges. 

Bend Police said in September the case began with a November 2023 cyber-tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding possible child sex abuse material being uploaded, saved or shared on Snapchat, using a local IP address. 

A nearly year-long investigation led to Duhn, whose home was raided in October 2024. He was arrested on March 5, 2025, and agreed in a release agreement to have no contact with minors or access the internet, Bend Police Communications Manager Sheila Miller said. 

Detectives later learned that same month, Duhn allegedly was in contact online with a 17-year-old boy who lived in another state, Miller said. A warrant was issued in June, and Deschutes County sheriff's deputies arrested Duhn again that month. 

He was arrested a third time in July after detectives learned he allegedly tried to meet with at least one underage boy in Central Oregon and exchanged explicit messages online with several others. 

Then, last August, detectives learned that Duhn was still active on Snapchat, and he was arrested yet again., Miller said.

Duhn was booked into the Deschutes County Jail, where he remained held Monday on $500,000 bail, according to jail records. 

Bend Police said last fall that detectives continued to investigate Duhn's online communications and believed there could be more victims.  

 Duhn has also been known to use the names Luca and August in his communications, Miller said. Anyone with information was asked to contact Det. Alyssa Snyder at asnyder@bendoregon.gov or by calling non-emergency dispatch at 541-693-6911. 

No new charges have been filed, court records show, but Miller told KTVZ News on Monday that the investigation is continuing.