Arrest Made In Child Pornography Investigation -05/21/25
On Tuesday, May 20th, 2025, the Newport Police Department, with the assistance of the Lincoln City Police Department, served a search warrant at a trailer located in the Harbor Village Trailer Park in Newport. The warrant was the result of a long-term investigation into the downloading and sharing of Child Sex Abuse Material (CSAM), more commonly referred to as child pornography. Arrested at the scene was Kurtis Fegulia, 36, of Newport.
Newport Police began the investigation after receiving a Cybertip from the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program, which was developed in 1998 and is a national network of 61 coordinated task forces, representing over 5,400 federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. Since its inception, ICAC has trained over 675,000 law enforcement officers in the detection of crimes against children, has reviewed over 844,000 complaints, and has assisted in over 89,000 arrests of persons responsible for crimes against children.
With the assistance of ICAC, Newport Police were able to determine that Fegulia had downloaded or shared over 700 minutes (11+ hours) of video content, and over 800 separate files, depicting content of child sex abuse material (CSAM). Some of the victims in the content were as young as under 1 year of age.
Officers seized electronic equipment at the scene associated with the crimes.
Kurtis Fegulia, 36, was taken into custody and lodged at the Lincoln County Jail on the following charges:
- Encouraging Child Sex Abuse 1 x 10
- Encouraging Child Sex Abuse 2 x 10
This investigation is ongoing. If you have any information regarding this investigation, contact Detective Cicerone of the Newport Police Department at 541-574-3348. The Newport Police Tip Line is available at 541-574-5455, or Text-a-Tip at 541-270-1856 or tipline@newportpolice.net.
Information Released By: Lt. Tyson Haynes, 541-574-3348