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Coos Bay Man Pleads Guilty to Producing, Distributing Child Pornography

Barnett admitted using Kik to share abuse material and to solicit more from a foreign target, and he faces up to 30 years in prison.

Summary by The Oregonian
A Coos Bay man pleaded guilty Tuesday to producing child sexual abuse videos and encouraging others to do so.Thomas Barnett, 40, was arrested in January 2025. Prosecutors allege that between September and December 2023, Barnett, a former Coos Bay area security guard, posed as a 21-year-old and solicited videos of a 17-year-old girl performing sexual acts.

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The Oregonian broke the news in Portland, United States on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.
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