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SINCE 1979 • VOLUME 38, NO. 25 SECTION A JUNE 3, 2016 $1.00 Man gets 33 years in child porn case is posting illegal material By ERIC A. HOWALD online, or possible illegal Of the Keizertimes A Keizer man was material, online,” Howden sentenced to more than 33 said. “The content he was years in prison last week after posting was of a particularly being convicted on 20 counts extreme nature, but we believe of encouraging sexual abuse of all of it had been created by others.” a minor. Judge Donald Abar deliv- Edwards was renting a ered the 33.75-year sentence bedroom from an elderly to Larry Lee couple that he Edwards May knew. They 25 in Marion “ The content did not know County Cir- anything he was posting about cuit Court. he had Edwards, 52, been doing, was of a was arrested Howden said. particularly at his Keizer Edwards residence in extreme nature” was already November listed on the — Det. Ben Howden, Oregon Sex 2015 after Keizer Police Keizer police Offender offi cers served R e g i s t r y, a search stemming warrant on his residence at from previous convictions 4090 Hennessy Lane N.E. more than three decades Keizer Police Department ago. In 1981, Edwards was (KPD) received a tip that convicted of attempted Edwards was posting images sodomy. In 1985, he was of child pornography online. convicted of kidnapping and Det. Ben Howden was the sodomy. His preferred targets primary investigator. are boys 12 and younger, “Without going into too according to the information much detail, certain internet available at sexoffenders. service providers will alert us oregon.gov. when one of their subscribers There are currently fi ve Wolverine 8th grader wins state title, makes history Submitted Larry Lee Edwards, 52, of Keizer, was sentenced to 33.75 years in prison last week on 20 counts of encouraging sexual abuse of a minor. Keizer residents on the state's registry, but that's not out of step for a city of its size. Of the three cities with populations closest to Keizer's, Grants Pass and Oregon City both have nine residents on the registry. Lake Oswego has none. Howden said it can be diffi cult to gauge the frequency cases similar to Edwards’ in Keizer. “We can end up with two or three in rapid succession and then go a while without any at all,” he said. “We know it's happening a lot more than gets discovered, but the frequency at which it's discovered is increasing because the technology for detecting it is getting better.” There is also a difference between those suspects with collections of child pornography and those actively engaging in sexual abuse. “Sometimes when we are investigating abuse, we discover that the suspects also have collections of this type of material,” Howden said. Merely possessing material depicting child sexual abuse is a crime according to state and federal laws. Howden added that it’s diffi cult to single out a sex offender from the general population. One of the things he hasn’t seen is any sort of trend in the type of offender. “Whereas some other crimes tend to be committed by people who are dealing with certain circumstances, this one is committed by so many types of people from so many walks of life,” he said. “If you're dealing with burglaries, you put motion lights on your house or eliminate hedges that people can hide behind. With this, it's so broad as far as reasons, circumstances and access that it's hard to say Keizer girl has the world on a leash PAGE A5 Please see PORN, Page A2 McNary scribes release new book KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald Please see ZURO, Page A2 PAGE A3 Hipsters Nick Zuro won the state title in middle school high jump May 26. By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes When Nick Zuro, a Whiteaker Middle School eighth grader, was still in the single digits, he was given a pogo stick for his birthday. Nick had never used one before but, within 48 hours, he was jumping 1,000 consecutive times – without using his hands. “If he wants to do something, he works hard until he does it. It's the way he's always been,” said Camille Zuro, Nick's mother. That kind of determination paid off in a big way May 26. Nick became the fi rst Wolverine to win a state title at the Oregon Middle School Meet of Champions (MOC). As far as anyone can remember, he might even be the fi rst state champ in the school's history in any track and fi eld event. “I knew it was a possibility,” Nick said. “I hoped I could do it, and I was really happy when Keizertimes hires new associate editor PAGE A6 KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald Marlene Story and Sandy Beach hula hoop during the Keizer Elks Car Show Sunday, May 29. With cars of all shapes and sizes, the event drew a crowd. For more photos, see Page A2. Vehicle crashes into 7-Eleven An unlicensed driver drove a Jeep Grand Cherokee through the front doors of the 7-Eleven at 4380 River Road N., Friday, May 27. At 11:03 a.m., offi cers from the Keizer Police Department responded to the convenience store on a report a vehicle had crashed into the business. Offi cers found the Cherokee parked almost completely inside the store. Several shelving units and the cashier's station had been toppled or moved during the crash. Both doors to the establishment were ripped from the hinges. A 7-Eleven cashier and at least one patron were located inside the business near the cash register when the crash occurred, but no employees, KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald Please see CRASH, Page A2 A Jeep Grand Cherokee was driven through the front of 7-Eleven on River Road Friday, May 27. Keizer man fi nishes Boston Marathon PAGE A10 Empathy Found Here } Your entire staff is exceptionally nice and effi cient. 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