Crime & Safety
Grays Harbor County, WA Deputies Make 2 Child Exploitation Arrests
Aberdeen, WA – Two Washington men, ages 76 and 42, have been arrested in separate child exploitation investigations this week, with authorities reporting multiple charges involving illegal sexual mate
By Nora Whitfield · 2026-11-06T10:09:13.720Z
Aberdeen, WA – Two Washington men, ages 76 and 42, have been arrested in separate child exploitation investigations this week, with authorities reporting multiple charges involving illegal sexual material depicting minors and alleged inappropriate communication with a child.
According to the Grays Harbor County Sheriff 's Office, deputies and detectives conducted two separate Internet Crimes Against Children ICAC investigations that resulted in arrests in Aberdeen and Everett.
Aberdeen Man Faces 10 Counts On Sunday, Nov. 1, deputies arrested a 76 year old Aberdeen man in the 700 block of East First Street.
The man was booked into the Grays Harbor County Jail on five counts of first degree dealing in depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct and five counts of first degree possession of such depictions.
Authorities also reported that the suspect is a registered sex offender following a previous conviction.
The sheriff's office did not release his name in the announcement.
Second Arrest Involves Everett Man In a separate investigation Thursday, Nov. 5, detectives contacted a 42 year old Everett man.
He was subsequently taken into custody and booked into the Grays Harbor County Jail.
The man faces allegations of communicating with a minor for immoral purposes and viewing depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
Investigators did not disclose the suspect's identity or additional details about the alleged communication.
Both Investigations Remain Active The sheriff's office emphasized that the cases are separate and that both investigations remain ongoing.
Additional charges may be filed as detectives continue reviewing evidence.
Officials credited deputies, detectives and partner law enforcement agencies for their work on the investigations.
Authorities have not announced any connection between the two suspects.
Both men are presumed innocent of the current allegations unless proven guilty in court.