Robert John Golom, Sex Offender Absconding, Oregon 2020
EUGENE, Ore.—A man from Washington County, Utah, has been sentenced to federal prison for failing to comply with sex offender supervision and registration requirements, announced U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams. Robert John Golom, 27, was sentenced to five years in federal prison and ten years’ supervised release.
According to court documents, on November 5, 2019, Eugene police officers found defendant Golom in a Eugene transient encampment, sharing a tent with a 16-year-old minor. Record checks revealed Golom was required to register as a sex offender as a result of prior criminal convictions in Utah, and Golom had not registered in Oregon despite being present in the state for a month. Golom was also found in possession of a machete, a concealed hunting knife, and other makeshift weapons.
Golom told law enforcement he left Utah on a bus, traveled to Oregon, and did not register as required following his Utah state conviction for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and Unlawful Sexual Contact with a 16 or 17-year-old in 2019. Golom’s failure to register in Oregon follows a history of repeated sexual acts committed against minors and poor decisions, including sharing a tent with a minor in Eugene, while fleeing from court-ordered supervision and sex offender registration requirements in Utah.
On November 20, 2019, a federal grand jury in Eugene returned a single-count indictment charging Golom with failure to register as a sex offender. On July 28, 2020, he pleaded guilty.
The United States Marshals Service, the Eugene Police Department, and Oregon State Police investigated this case. It was prosecuted by William M. McLaren, Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon in coordination with the Hurricane, Utah City Attorney and the Washington County Attorney’s office in St. George, Utah.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office emphasized the critical importance of law enforcement partnership and coordination and use of the National Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) as an important tool in protecting the public from those who repeatedly engage in predatory acts.
Defendant: Robert John Golom
Criminal Charges: Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
City and State: EUGENE, ORE.
Exact Date: November 20, 2019 (indictment), July 28, 2020 (plea)
Sentence or Outcome: Five years in federal prison and ten years’ supervised release
Key Facts
- State: Oregon
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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