Task Force Serves Search Warrant in Child Exploitation Case
SOCET and Oregon DOJ investigators seize digital evidence at rural Central Point residence
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. — The Southern Oregon Child Exploitation Team (SOCET), working with the Oregon Department of Justice’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, served a search warrant Tuesday morning in a rural area of Central Point after investigators traced uploaded Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) to a residence in the community.
The warrant was executed on December 2 at a mobile home park in the 300 block of West Gregory Road. The investigation began after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children provided a cyber tip that led detectives to the address. Subsequent subpoenas and digital evidence tracing prompted the search warrant.
During the operation, investigators interviewed individuals at the residence and seized multiple digital devices. The Southern Oregon High Tech Crimes Task Force (SOHTCTF) will conduct forensic examinations of the items for additional evidence of child exploitation.
The effort involved multiple agencies, including the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Medford Police Department, Ashland Police Department, Talent Police Department, ODOJ ICAC, and SOHTCTF.
SOCET, established in 2020, is a joint interagency task force dedicated to investigating child exploitation cases across Southern Oregon. Its members include investigators from JCSO, Medford Police, HSI, and ODOJ ICAC, as well as prosecutors from local, state, and federal partner agencies in Jackson and Josephine counties.
The investigation remains active. No further details are being released at this time.
