Lane County Sheriff’s Office detectives recently began an investigation into allegations of child sexual abuse involving a suspect from the Veneta area. LCSO detectives obtained information indicating that 42-year-old Jeffery Allen Adams had been sexually abusing a minor child known to him. Detectives worked the case and determined Thursday afternoon that there was probable cause to arrest Adams for the related crimes. Just moments after determining probable cause to arrest Adams was established, detectives learned that Adams was actively on his way to meet with the victim at her new residence. Detectives and deputies flooded the area and located Adams less than a mile away from the victim’s new residence, driving in her direction. A traffic stop was initiated and Adams was taken into custody without incident. Adams was transported to the Lane County Jail where he was lodged on the charges of Sex Abuse in the First Degree, Rape in the Second Degree, Sodomy in the Second Degree, and Unlawful Sexual Penetration.
