EUGENE, Ore. - A 42-year-old Washington man was sentenced last week to 221 months in prison for sexually abusing a six-year-old child in Eugene, according to the Lane County District Attorney's Office.

According to court records, Jared Allen Thompson was sentenced on August 1 to 18 years and 5 months in prison following plea negotiations. Thompson pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree sodomy and one count of first-degree attempted sodomy, the DA's office said.

The case began in November 2024 when the Pasco Police Department in Washington alerted the Eugene police about allegations against Thompson involving a six-year-old child in Eugene. Detective Jed McGuire led the investigation, with support from federal law enforcement.

Authorities tracked Thompson to Kennewick, Washington, w

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