William Hamann, Sex Trafficking of a Child, Oregon 2021

State: Oregon
Category: Sex Crimes
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Eugene, Oregon – In a shocking case of child abuse, a former elementary school teacher has been sentenced to federal prison for sexually abusing a 15-year-old minor.

William Hamann, 38, was sentenced to 156 months in federal prison and 10 years supervised release. He was also ordered to pay restitution to his victim.

According to court documents, Hamann paid the minor for oral sex and recorded the minor performing the sex acts on several occasions between 2018 and July 2019. The minor was 15 years old during the first encounter with Hamann. Eugene Police Department detectives and FBI agents arrested Hamann on July 26, 2019, when he came to meet the minor a fourth time.

A search of Hamann’s residence and digital devices revealed that he had previously approached several other females online who said they were minors. Investigators uncovered evidence that Hamann had engaged in sexually explicit conversations with them even after they said they were underage.

On August 21, 2019, a federal grand jury in Eugene returned a four-count indictment charging Hamann with sexual exploitation and trafficking of a child, possession of child pornography, and attempted sex trafficking of a child. On January 19, 2021, he pleaded guilty to sex trafficking of a child.

This case was investigated by the FBI and the Eugene Police Department. It was prosecuted by Jeff Sweet, Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon, and Katherine Green, Lane County Deputy District Attorney.

If you have information about the physical or online exploitation of children, you are encouraged to call the FBI at (503) 224-4181 or submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov.

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