Lane County, OR. – Official Release: On February 6th, Lane County Sheriff’s detectives served a search warrant at residences in the 100 block of Lea Avenue and 2500 block of Willakenzie Road, Eugene. The suspect, Noah Alan Starkey-Gomes, 31, was contacted and arrested. Starkey-Gomes was lodged at the Lane County Jail on 2 counts of Encouraging Child Sex Abuse in the 1st Degree and 2 counts of Encouraging Child Sex Abuse in the 2nd Degree.
Detectives then served a search warrant at a residence in the 1000 block of Cinnamon Avenue, Eugene. The suspect, James Watson Gilbert, 42, was contacted and arrested. Gilbert was 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.
Both of these search warrants stemmed from separate, unrelated investigations by the Lane County Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, focusing on child exploitation. Currently there is no indication of any local victims involved in these cases, and the charges are for the possession of child pornography.
The Lane County Sheriff’s Office received assistance during these investigations from the Springfield Police Department, Eugene Police Department, Oregon State Police, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and the Oregon Department of Justice.
These arrests are part of an ongoing effort by local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies to combat child exploitation and protect vulnerable members of our community. The investigation is ongoing, and no further details are available at this time.
LCSO Case #24-6642, #24-6040
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