Bend Man Arrested For Luring A Minor And Online Sexual Corruption (Photo) - 04/29/24
Released By: Sergeant Jason Wall
Release Date: April 29th, 2024.
Location: Riverwoods Country Store, 19745 Baker Road, Bend, OR
Arrested: Kingsbury, Jeffrey Scot 47 y/o male, Bend, OR
Charges: ORS 163.433 Online Sexual Corruption of a Child in the First Degree, ORS 167.057 Luring a Minor, ORS 163.415 Sexual Abuse in the Third Degree (Attempted), ORS 475.894 Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine
Narrative:
Within the last month Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office initiated an investigation regarding Jeffrey Kingsbury’s online sexual corruption of a child, and luring of a minor.
Oregon Revised Statute 167.057- Luring a Minor “A person commits the crime of luring a minor if the person furnishes to, or uses with, a minor, a police officer posing as a minor or an agent of a police officer posing as a minor, a visual representation or explicit verbal description or narrative account of sexual conduct for the purpose of inducing the minor or purported minor to engage in sexual conduct.”
Oregon Revised Statute 163.433 Online Sexual Corruption of a Child in the First Degree- “A person commits the crime of online sexual corruption of a child in the first degree if the person violates ORS 163.432 (Online sexual corruption of a child in the second degree) and intentionally takes a substantial step toward physically meeting with or encountering the child.”
During the course of the investigation Kingsbury engaged in overtly sexual conversations with whom he believed to be a minor female under the age of 16 years old. This contact took place over a social media platform. Kingsbury sent intimate images of himself to the alleged minor and described/requested explicit acts from the alleged minor. The alleged minor female told Kingsbury they were under the age of 16 during this contact. The alleged female was actually a Deschutes County Deputy from the Patrol Division.
On April 28th, 2024, Kingsbury offered to meet the alleged minor female in the area of the Riverwood’s County Store in south Bend. Kingsbury sent photos of the vehicle he would be driving to the alleged minor as well. Surveillance was conducted and Kingsbury was observed entering the area at about 2015 hours. Multiple DCSO deputies, along with a K9 unit, converged on Kingsbury’s vehicle after he exited, and he was taken into custody without incident.
Kingsbury was found to have brought a criminal amount of methamphetamine with him to meet the alleged minor female. Kingsbury was lodged at the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Adult Jail on the aforementioned charges.
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 six K9 teams. Founded in 1916 and today led by your duly elected Sheriff L. Shane Nelson, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office serves over 200,000 residents in Deschutes County. The agency has 263 authorized and funded personnel, which includes 178 sworn employees who provide services to the 3,055 square miles of Deschutes County.
