On November 20th, 2025, at about 7 a.m., Lane County Sheriff’s detectives served a search warrant at a residence in the 1900 block of Dogwood Drive in Eugene. 

On November 21st, 2025 the suspect, Andrew Edmund Goble, 72, of Eugene, was arrested and lodged at the Lane County Jail on 10 counts of Encouraging Child Sex Abuse in the 1st Degree and 10 counts of Encouraging Child Sex Abuse in the 2nd Degree. 

On October 30th, 2026, Andrew Edmund Goble pled guilty to three counts of Encouraging Child Sex abuse in the first degree. Goble was sentenced to serve 16-months in the Oregon Department of Corrections, followed by 34-months of post-prison supervision.

This case stemmed from an investigation by the Lane County Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, focusing on child exploitation as part of an ongoing effort by local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies to combat child exploitation and protect vulnerable members of our community.