Former teacher convicted on child porn charges caught in Mexico
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PORTLAND, Ore. – A former Beaverton teacher found guilty on child pornography charges and who has eluded police after cutting off his ankle bracelet has been arrested in Mexico, law enforcement officials told KATU News Monday night.
Logan Storm, who was a teacher at Stoller Middle School, was convicted of possessing child pornography.
The judge let Storm go free until his sentencing in April even though he had taken off once before to Europe. On the night of Jan. 29/30, investigators said he cut off his electronic monitoring bracelet and left it in a park in Troutdale hours after he was found guilty.
In mid-February, U.S. Marshals found his silver Volkswagen Jetta in Los Angeles. The Oregon license plate had been removed, Eric Wahlstrom with the U.S. Marshals Service said.
Storm had hundreds of pornographic images and videos of toddlers and young girls on his computer equipment, according to the U.S attorney.
When investigators found the porn months ago, they said Storm fled to London where he hid out for nine months.
He was finally convinced to return to the United States and face the child porn charges.
While he was convicted of possessing child pornography, he was initially accused of child sex abuse. But those charges were dropped.
Law enforcement officials said Storm is in custody in Mexico.
Separate indictment
Meanwhile, by coincidence, law enforcement officials say an indictment charging Storm with two counts of first-degree sexual abuse was unsealed in Multnomah County Court the same day of his arrest.
He is charged with inappropriately touching two girls – both under 14 – at a public swimming pool July 10, 2007, law enforcement officials said.
The indictment does not elaborate on how Storm knew the girls but sources say they were not students at his school and he is not related to them.
It's funny how the prosecution can magically make up charges once they singled you out.Of course as soon as they post your face all over the news every psycho mom is finding obscure ways to make up new charges. I don't blame him for running away.Â
Being charged with a sex offense is worse than killing a mother and child while drunk, or being caught with tons of meth. As soon as you as charged you are convicted by the holier than thou media. He should have stayed in London, prhaps moved to france.Â
Mexico? What a poor dreamer.Â
With as many criminals from Mexico that we have here, leaving him to rot there is what's called a "good start".
We could save thousands if they just took their time going down to pick him up. Perhaps they can get to him sometime in 2025?
Maybe they should just leave him to rot in a nasty Mexican prison and let those prisoners have their way with him......
I watched an episode of South Park last night featuring Captain Hindsight. Looks like Captain Hindsight is making an appearance here this morning.
One thing that would prevent these guys from being released O.R. or on bail...make the judge DIRECTLY responsible for him...include the members of the parole board too, if they are involved in a release. If he flees, the judge/parole board has to pay the cost of his capture, AND stand trial right alongside the perp, and if he commits another crime while out, the judge etc., would stand trial for the additional crime, after all, if the judge had not released him, he could not have committed the crime, therefore the judge/parole board is "aiding and abetting. Guaranteed these guys would NEVER get a chance to flee.
@DeaconBugg Well said!
I taught at Stoller a few years back, Cant say I ever had the pleasure of meeting this POS......Disgusting.
@Jeepers Looks like you didn't miss anything though! POS is right!
I have no understanding, sympathy or stomach for these perverted and dangerous pedophiles. The punishments never fit the crime. You can never pay restitution for the harm done to a child. There is no rehabilitation to a person capable of crossing a line such as this. Shame on the judge as well. If it is proven that he harmed a child, which includes looking at child pornography, while he was out on bail then that judge should be removed and charged. The fact that he set this pervert free on bail should be enough to remove him from the bench for the senseless cost to taxpayers in chasing down someone who was an obvious flight risk. Too often our judges are not held accountable for their decisions.
I hope this sick individual receives the harshest punishment available. Sadly, that punishment will simply not be enough. My heart goes out to the victims. True justice would be to turn this sick individual over to the hands of the mother or father of one of his victims. I recognize it doesn't make sense in the order of law, but it certainly would fit the crime.
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KATU - Why don't you reveal the name of the judge in this case? It is pertinent information.
Update: I looked it up.  U.S. District Judge Ancer Haggerty is the idiot that let this child molester go after he already proved himself to be a flight risk.
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Well, for starters, make sure that this "Judge" is out of a job ASAP, that's what, dork!
@weaselOK, the person is a FEDERAL judge. They are appointed by presidents, approved by Congress to their post. They serve until they retire. So, if you can think of a way to remove this judge from the bench, more power to you. Chances are: it isn't going to happen unless you can prove a pattern of dereliction of duty.
Just what we need. Now they are going to bring this dufus back here and lock him up so we can pay for his rehabilitation.  Wonderful.
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@TheUglyTruth @Reeldeal101 I was being facetious.....
"The judge let Storm go free until his sentencing in April even though he had taken off once before to Europe. On the night of Jan. 29/30, investigators said he cut off his electronic monitoring bracelet and left it in a park in Troutdale hours after he was found guilty."
The judge was an idiot and Storm proved it. Case Closed. Incarcerate Storm and Fire the Judge (and make him pay the cost of finding and extraditing Storm).
Mixed thoughts here.......Glad he was caught, but not real happy that he is going to be a taxpayer burden for decades to come.
Perhaps the mexican drug cartel could do us a favour and dispatch this POS
Will the smart judge give him another bail? This time, we will find him in China.
@tptpttp Let China keep him. The communists in China aren't push-overs for criminals like American communists are.
I'm glad they caught him.. now hit him with the book, toss the key and keep this low life loser locked up! He's already proven he will run and cut the ankle bracelets.
@Khre'Riov Ael i-Mhiessan t'Rllaillieu Let's see....cost of incarceration for the rest of his life....millions. Cost of a bullet between the eyes....less than $10.
I think the choice is obvious.
@scoreboard @TreeWizard @axpman  Couldn't agree with you guy's more! :) If I had my way, it would be tossed out on a island in the path of a hurricane..
@Khre'Riov Ael i-Mhiessan t'Rllaillieu Prisoners love pedos. His stay should be nice.
@TreeWizard @Khre'Riov Ael i-Mhiessan t'Rllaillieu and short.
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