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The Douglas County Sheriff's Office has recently been conducting investigations into minors being lured by adults via the internet for purposes of sexual contact. While this issue has been a well-known problem nationally for some time, it has become a growing concern in Douglas County. Sheriff's Office Detectives have since November of 2016 been investigating several persons for these crimes and have made several arrests, as well as having forwarded information to other law enforcement agencies regarding persons residing in their jurisdictions.
The following Douglas County residents have been arrested for crimes related to luring children using the internet:
Gerald "David" Sanders, age 41, of Idleyld Park. Sanders was arrested on 11-08-16 and lodged at the Douglas County Jail on charges of Luring a Minor, Online Sexual Corruption of a Child 1.
David Campbell, age 61, of Roseburg. Campbell was arrested on 12-14-16 and lodged at the Douglas County Jail on charges of Luring a Minor, Online Sexual Corruption of a Child 1.
Richard Tuell, age 39, of Winston. Tuell was arrested on 12-23-16 and lodged at the Douglas County Jail on charges of Luring a Minor, Online Sexual Corruption of a Child 1.
Jesse Kelley, age 22, of Roseburg. Kelley was arrested on 01-24-17 and lodged at the Douglas County Jail on charges of Luring a Minor, Online Sexual Corruption of a Child 1, Online Sexual Corruption of a Child 2.
Michael Geisler, age 23, of Myrtle Creek. Geisler was arrested on 01-25-17 and lodged at the Douglas County Jail on charges of Luring a Minor, Online Sexual Corruption of a Child 1.
None of the arrestees were acting in concert with each other.
During the course of the investigation, Sheriff's Office Detectives forwarded information regarding similar acts to authorities in several other states where persons were soliciting children online for sexual purposes.
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office would like to provide the following tips to parents.
* Talk to your kids about the dangers online.
* Educate yourself by trying their social media apps and pages. Search online for anything you don't understand.
* Use parenting controls and monitor your kids' use and screen time. Remember that internet technology is possible on cell phones and gaming devices. Monitor those devices in addition to traditional computers.
* Set ground rules and apply consequences.
* Friend and follow your children on social media, but find a reasonable balance between monitoring and providing some personal "online space".
* Be a good role model by curbing your own digital bad habits.
For additional internet safety information visit www.netsmartz.org/InternetSafety