Child Pornography Investigation Leads To Arrest Of Redmond Area Man (Photo) - 09/05/19

Released by:  Sgt. William Bailey – Public Information Officer

Release Date:  September 5, 2019       

Location:  1400 block of Highland View Loop, Redmond Area              

Arrested: Shipman, Joshua N.  Age: 43  Redmond, Oregon

Charges: Encouraging Child Sex Abuse 1st Degree (7 counts) Encouraging Child Sex Abuse 2nd Degree (12 counts)

NARRATIVE:

In the spring of 2019, detectives with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office initiated an investigation after receiving a tip from Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) regarding Joshua Shipman possibly possessing and distributing child pornography in Deschutes County.  On August, 28, 2019, detectives contacted Shipman while a search warrant was being executed at his residence in the 1400 block of Highland View Loop, west of Redmond.  During the search warrant, detectives found evidence of Shipman viewing and distributing images of child pornography. Shipman was arrested and then lodged in the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Adult Jail on the charges of Encouraging Child Sex Abuse in the First and Second Degree.

Additionally, detectives obtained evidence that led them to obtain a second search warrant for a residence located on Ramblewood Drive, in Coquille, Oregon.  On September 4, 2019, detectives executed the warrant with the assistance of the Coos County Sheriff’s Office. Detectives seized additional items of evidence, as well as identified a thirty-two year old Coquille woman as a person of interest in this case.

The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force is a national network of 61 coordinated task forces representing over 4,500 federal, state, and local law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies.

This investigation is ongoing and more arrests are possible.

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is a full service agency that oversees the adult jail, provides patrol, criminal investigations, civil process and search and rescue operations. Special units include SWAT, Street Crimes, Marine Patrol, ATV Patrol, Forest Patrol, along with four K9 teams. Founded in 1916 and today led by your duly elected Sheriff L. Shane Nelson, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office serves the nearly 190,000 residents in Deschutes County. The agency has 230 authorized and funded personnel, which includes 187 sworn employees who provide services to the 3,055 square miles of Deschutes County.

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