EUGENE, Ore. - A former Lane County paramedic faces new charges of sexual abuse involving a minor.

Larry Wayne Merrill Jr. is charged with three counts of first-degree sexual abuse. Court documents reveal that the incidents occurred between Nov. 2017 and Nov. 2024 when the victim was under 14 years old. Merrill has not entered any pleas regarding these charges. He is scheduled to appear in court for both this case and a previous child pornography charge on Oct. 8.

Merrill was previously employed by Lane Fire Authority but was terminated in 2018 following reports of inappropriate behavior from coworkers.

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