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Seaside man sentenced for child porn charges
Receives a 25-year
term in prison
NICOLE BALES
The Astorian
A Seaside man was sen-
tenced last week to 25 years
in prison for charges related
to child pornography.
David Norman Hall
Sr., 52, pleaded no contest
to four counts of using a
child in display of sexually
explicit conduct.
He was arrested in March
2019 after local authorities
received a tip from
then try to get the
the National Cen-
children to send
ter for Missing and
their own sexu-
Exploited Children
ally explicit images
that a computer in
back.
Clatsop County was
Brown said Hall
being used to upload
had at least four
and download child David Norman victims
between
Hall Sr.
pornography.
the ages of 10 and
Beginning
in
14 years old liv-
2015, Hall would pose as ing in different parts of the
a younger man and some- country.
times a woman on plat-
“I do appreciate the fact
forms like Instagram and that Mr. Hall has chosen to
Google Hangouts, District plead no contest,” the dis-
Attorney Ron Brown said. trict attorney said. “At least
He said Hall would send he’s not forcing us to put
explicit photos he had of on a trial with this kind of
teenage girls or boys and thing where … it can cause
post-traumatic stress to the
jurors, judges and everyone
else who has to deal with
this kind of child pornogra-
phy and this topic.”
Brown recommended a
25-year sentence because
of Hall’s criminal history
involving children.
Hall was sentenced
to more than 12 years in
prison in 2000 after he was
convicted of second-degree
sodomy, fi rst-degree sexual
abuse, delivery of a con-
trolled substance to a minor
and endangering the wel-
fare of a minor. Brown said
he was delivering metham-
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Sally Ruth Hartill
Hillsboro
Dec. 21, 1943 – April 22, 2020
On April 22, 2020, Sally Ruth Hartill,
loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother and
friend, passed away at the age of 76, sur-
rounded by her loving family.
Born on Dec. 21, 1943, in Astoria, Ore-
gon, Sally was the youngest of four children
born to Bertha Sophie Palosaari and Hiski
Edward Heinonen.
Sally’s passion was for her loving hus-
band, Richard (Dick) Hartill, her four chil-
dren, Valeri, Gary, Marc and Rick, their lov-
Directory
ing partners, her nine grandchildren, eight
great-grandchildren and the countless peo-
ple who shared love with Sally throughout
her life.
Sally attended St. Peter’s Lutheran
Church in Cornelius, Oregon, and worked
many jobs that allowed her to work with,
and befriend, many people in her 30 years in
Hillsboro, Oregon.
A memorial will be held when people are
free to gather.
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hanna: A dog and its master
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ters: A person came in to
register as a sex off ender.
12:38 p.m., 400 block S.
Roosevelt: A man reported
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people is unable to be locat-
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sevelt: A distraught woman
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Roosevelt: A person is tres-
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enth Avenue: A motor vehi-
cle accident with injuries is
reported.
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person reported lying on the
sidewalk tells police they are
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Broadway: A person is re-
ported dumpster diving.
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aday: Police speak with the
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a business parking lot who
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11:03 a.m., Avenue U and
Grove: Transients reported
using power plug to charge
their phones are advised to
leave the area.
8:29 p.m., Keepsake Drive: A
disturbance is reported.
11:26 p.m., Prom and Ave-
nue T: Subjects are warned
of unlawful lodging.
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1:47 a.m., 400 block 12th Av-
enue: Police respond to a re-
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there awhile. He was advised
no camping is allowed.
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10:02 a.m., Cooper Loop: A
subject is given a citation for
off ensive littering.
10:56 a.m., Avenue I and the
Prom: A subject drinking
beer and lying in an empty
lot is advised to keep mov-
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2:52 a.m., Highway 101 Java
Reef: Subjects are warned of
unlawful lodging.
1:01 p.m., Skate Park: Young
males are reported skating;
police trespass one indefi -
nitely for urinating in pub-
lic; the others are advised to
leave the state.
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beach; police advise them to
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lodged in their motorhome
parked on the street are ad-
vised they are in violation
and agree to move along.
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Underhill Road: Police assist
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12:40 p.m., S. Roosevelt: A
large group of transients
reported either fi ghting or
dancing were advised of
the ordinance against large
gatherings.
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verbal disturbance agree to
separate and leave the area.
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backyard rifl ing through his
things. Subject left the area,
possibly in a car, prior to po-
lice arrival. Offi cers search-
ing the area had negative
results.
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diver is advised to cease his
activity.
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Shore Terrace: A car accident
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Downing: Two-car accident.
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Street: People out on dirt
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8:34 p.m., Highway 101,
Gearhart: Police assist Gear-
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7:59 a.m., 1000 block 12th
Avenue: Police make contact
with two occupied motor
homes. The occupants are
advised.
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Franklin: Police respond to a
subject whose family locked
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speaks to all family mem-
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ters: A registered sex off end-
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subject wanted on an active
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talking to a young boy.
“It takes a lot of guts
for these young women
to be part of an investiga-
tion which reveals the kind
of conduct that you were
involved in,” Matyas said
prior to Hall’s sentencing.
“And it changes them. It
will change them forever.
No longer will they be as
trusting. A lot of the inno-
cence of childhood is lost,”
the judge said. “And with-
out the support of friends
and family, that truly have
their best interest at heart, it
takes a lot to recover.”
phetamine to children.
Hall’s sentencing was
conducted via teleconfer-
ence because of restrictions
in place at Circuit Court
due to the coronavirus.
Brown, Hall’s attorney,
victims and others partic-
ipated by phone. Hall par-
ticipated by video from the
Clatsop County Jail. Judge
Cindee Matyas presided
from the courtroom.
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