Suspect Indicted, Arrested on Charges of Encouraging Child Sexual Abuse

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 27, 2025

St. Helens, Ore. – On Tuesday, August 26, 2025, a Columbia County grand jury indicted Kaelob Henry Olsen, 34, of St. Helens, Oregon, on 10 counts of Encouraging Child Sexual Abuse in the First Degree. Olsen was arrested by St. Helens officers in the 2000 block of St. Helens Street on the same day.

Olsen’s arrest is the result of a six-month, multi-jurisdictional investigation conducted by the St. Helens Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  In April 2025, St. Helens detectives received a report from the Oregon Department of Justice’s Internet Crimes Against Children task force that an unknown individual had uploaded child sexual abuse material on a social media platform.

Detectives initiated an investigation and executed multiple search warrants. Digital devices were seized and sent to the Oregon Department of Justice for analysis. Once the investigation was completed, investigators presented the case to a Columbia County grand jury which led to Olsen’s indictment on August 26.

The St. Helens Police Department collaborated with several agencies during this investigation including the Oregon Department of Justice, Columbia County District Attorney’s Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Investigators continue to seek information about Olsen. If you have information, please contact St. Helens Detective Edwards or Chief Smith by calling 503-397-1521.

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For further information regarding this press release, please contact Communications Officer Crystal King at cking@sthelensoregon.gov.