Veneta, Ore. – Lane County Sheriff’s Office detectives recently received information from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force that approximately 30 separate files of child pornography had been uploaded to the internet using the messaging platform ‘Kik’ from a residence in Veneta.
Detectives served a search warrant on the house and were able to develop information indicating that a former resident, 45-year-old Lon Curtis Coffey, had uploaded the images.
Detectives additionally learned that approximately two years ago, Coffey had attempted to groom an 11-year-old girl to solicit sex. With permission from the child’s guardian, detectives used the child’s Facebook account to message with the suspect. Within two days of messaging, Coffey stated he wanted to have sex with the now 13-year-old girl and advised he would drive down to the Eugene area from Albany to meet. Detectives confronted Coffey upon his arrival and he was taken into custody.
Coffey admitted to uploading the child pornography from the house in Veneta. He additionally advised he has been involved in child pornography for over 10 years and has exchanged thousands of files.
Please contact Lane County Sheriff’s Office detectives at 541-682-4150 if your child has had contact with Lon Coffey. LCSO CASE #23-0268
News Release from Lane Co. Sheriff’s Office
Posted on FlashAlert: January 25th, 2023 12:40 PM
I’ve lived with him for 2 years when my 6 year old son was born until 2 and he had cops raid his house before because of suspicions about child porn but I never believed it then but now he can’t use the excuse like last time that it was a roommate. Yes I called and reported the contact with him (Coffey) and my sons and daughter. I feel gross knowing I lived with someone like that and with my child. I hope he never get out and he rots behind bars because who’s to say he will learn his lesson ( his wife left him and took their 3 kids) because he was talking sexually around them and I was told that this am by his ex wife herself