Longview, WA – A Longview man employed as a school principal in Oregon has been arrested on child sexual exploitation charges following an investigation by Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office detectives.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, the arrest stems from multiple referrals received on August 28, 2025, from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Investigators said social media companies flagged images tied to known child sexual assault material through digital hash-matching technology.
Detectives linked the images to 49-year-old Jeremy Peter Williams of Longview. On September 16, deputies executed a search warrant at his residence, seizing computers, phones, and storage devices. Williams was arrested and booked into Cowlitz County Jail on charges of dealing in depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct and possession of such material.
Williams is currently employed as the principal of Rainier Junior/Senior High School in Rainier, Oregon. District officials confirmed that no students were involved in the investigation and stated Williams was already on paid administrative leave for an unrelated matter.
The Sheriff’s Office emphasized the investigation remains ongoing, with seized devices undergoing further forensic examination.
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