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August 12, 2004
Deputy arrested on 180 child abuse, drug counts
Mike Malloy had been patrol deputy for a decade
By Barney Lerten -- Bend.com
August 11 - A 10-year Deschutes County sheriff’s patrol deputy was arrested by Oregon State Police Wednesday on 180 child sex abuse and drug-related counts, and jailed on $1.33 million bail, culminating a lengthy investigation, Sheriff Les Stiles and District Attorney Mike Dugan announced.
The OSP’s Criminal Investigations Division, including detectives from Bend and John Day, arrested Michael Patrick Malloy, 38, of La Pine, without incident around noon at the sheriff’s office, following an investigation Stiles requested after learning of allegations of criminal misconduct, the sheriff and DA said in a joint news release.
“It’s taken a very substantial period of time” to investigate the matter, Stiles told Bend.com / The Bugle, declining to elaborate.
Malloy was lodged in the Deschutes County Jail on 51 counts each of encouraging child sexual abuse in the first degree, contributing to the sexual delinquency of a minor and coercion.
He also faces four counts of using a child in a display of sexually explicit conduct; two counts of second-degree sexual abuse, eight counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance to a minor, eight counts of endangering the welfare of a minor, four counts of drug possession and one count of compelling prostitution.
The charge of using a child in a sexually explicit conduct is a Measure 11 offense and carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 70 months in prison, the officials said. The other charges are governed by sentencing guidelines and carry sentences ranging from presumptive probation to 36 months in prison.
Dugan and the Oregon State Police encouraged anyone with information regarding the cases to contact the OSP office in Bend.
Malloy’s initial court appearance on the charges was scheduled for Thursday afternoon.
This case does not represent the character or quality of the members of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, ”Stiles said in the news release.
“The last 3 ½ years at the sheriff’s office has seen a number of investigations and personnel actions that were taken to improve the professional caliber of this agency,” the sheriff said.
“It is the sworn duty of all law enforcement officials to uphold the law and insure that it is applied fairly and equally to all,” Stiles added. “The members of the sheriff’s office will continue to make sure that those who ‘protect and serve’ the people of Deschutes County are held to the highest standards.”
The case remains under investigation, the officials said, and Dugan expects the case to be submitted to the grand jury as soon as possible. No information will be released outside of the court proceedings, the sheriff and DA said.
Posted by Nealus at August 12, 2004 10:47 AM
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