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Oregon man who made obscene calls, claiming he was sexually abusing children, heads to prison

Headline from The Oregonian

Thomas Goatley, 23, was sentenced to over seven years in prison for making hoax calls claiming to abuse children and for distributing child sexual abuse material.

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Reports & sources

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  1. KTVZ Bend

    Umatilla man sentenced to more than seven years in prison for distributing child sexual abuse material, making false abuse claims (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A 23-year-old Umatilla man has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for distributing child sexual abuse material and making harassing phone calls in which he falsely claimed to be sexually abusing children.

  2. KOIN

    Oregon man who distributed child porn, made hoax abuse calls sentenced to 7 years (opens KOIN)

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    KOIN's feed description

    A Umatilla man who engaged with child sexual abuse material across social media platforms and made hoax abuse reports all while having dozens of images and videos showing the sexual abuse of children in his possession will spend 87 months in federal prison, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

  3. The Oregonian

    Oregon man who made obscene calls, claiming he was sexually abusing children, heads to prison (opens The Oregonian)

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    The Oregonian's feed description

    Thomas Goatley, 23, was sentenced to over seven years in prison for making hoax calls claiming to abuse children and for distributing child sexual abuse material.

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