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Bend man sentenced to federal prison for sending obscene photos to "young girl"
Published: Friday, December 05, 2008, 12:55 PM Updated: Friday, December 05, 2008, 1:28 PM
By Kimberly A.C. Wilson, The Oregonian
A Bend man was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison Thursday for sending obscene images of himself to an FBI agent pretending to be a young girl in an online chat room.
Todd Barton Campbell, 38, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert E. Jones after pleading guilty in July to the crime of transfer of obscene materials to a minor.
The crime dates to March 2006, when police in Bend learned that Campbell was chatting about sex with a purported girl from Chicago.
The "girl" was actually an undercover agent with the Portland FBI. In September 2006, Campbell sent a naked webcam picture of himself followed by a graphic image of his genitals while sexually aroused. During a search of his home, he admitting that he thought the "girl" was under age 18.
Campbell, who owned two Tae Kwan Do studios in Bend and Redmond, was ordered to surrender to the Bureau of Prisons on Jan. 5, 2009, according to Greg Nyhus, the assistant U.S. attorney handling the case. Upon his release from prison, Campbell faces three years of supervised release.
--Kimberly A.C. Wilson, [email protected]
Bend man sentenced to federal prison for sending obscene photos to "young girl"
Published: Friday, December 05, 2008, 12:55 PM Updated: Friday, December 05, 2008, 1:28 PM
By Kimberly A.C. Wilson, The Oregonian
A Bend man was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison Thursday for sending obscene images of himself to an FBI agent pretending to be a young girl in an online chat room.
Todd Barton Campbell, 38, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert E. Jones after pleading guilty in July to the crime of transfer of obscene materials to a minor.
The crime dates to March 2006, when police in Bend learned that Campbell was chatting about sex with a purported girl from Chicago.
The "girl" was actually an undercover agent with the Portland FBI. In September 2006, Campbell sent a naked webcam picture of himself followed by a graphic image of his genitals while sexually aroused. During a search of his home, he admitting that he thought the "girl" was under age 18.
Campbell, who owned two Tae Kwan Do studios in Bend and Redmond, was ordered to surrender to the Bureau of Prisons on Jan. 5, 2009, according to Greg Nyhus, the assistant U.S. attorney handling the case. Upon his release from prison, Campbell faces three years of supervised release.
--Kimberly A.C. Wilson, [email protected]
Bend martial arts teachers react to sex-case sentence
Posted: Dec 5, 2008 06:09 PM
Former instructor chatted online with 'girl' who was undercover agent
By Jennifer Burns, KTVZ.COM
"It was a big surprise when you turn on the TV in the morning and see something like that going on," said Robert Gregory, a former co-worker of Todd Barton Campbell and co-owner of Bend's Martial Arts Center.
Two recent arrests in the martial arts community, and now the sentencing of one of them, has shocked instructors.
"When you see something like that happen, it kind of puts a stain on everybody in the martial arts community," Gregory said Friday.
Campbell, 38, was sentenced Thursday in Portland federal court to 18 months in prison, more than four months after his guilty plea to the crime of transferring obscene materials to a minor. He has to surrender to federal prison officials on Jan. 5, and will serve three years of supervised release after his time behind bars.
Campbell admitted that in 2006 he sent an FBI agent, posing as a 13-year-old girl, pictures of himself naked. Later, he tried to lure the "teen" to meet him.
"Inside the school, he was completely professional - that's why it kind of shocked everybody to see that," said Gregory.
Campbell worked closely with children, but co-workers say they never saw signs of such issues.
"That's pretty much the opposite of what we teach," said Kristina Knittle, co-owner of Sorter Bushido Kai Karate.
Last February, Bend martial arts instructor Mark Froelich, who owned Karate for Kids in Bend, was arrested on rape charges involving a 15-year-old student. He is set to go to trial Feb. 10 on 27 sex abuse charges.
"It was just kind of heart-wrenching to know that some of the kids who were at the first school training moved over to Karate for Kids and went there to continue training, and had it happened to them a second time," Knittle said.
Other instructors say Froelich offered lessons when no one else was in the building, something many other schools do not allow.
"It upsets me a lot," Gregory said. "Especially as a teacher. you have students who are looking up to you, you have parents who trust you."
They say they are taking action to regain the community's trust, requiring more training and rigorous background checks.
"If we prevent situations from even being possible, if nobody is ever alone with a child," Knittle said. "We just need to be aware of how to keep kids safe all the time. And that is on the top of our priority list - then it's near impossible to happen."
Posted: Dec 5, 2008 06:09 PM
Former instructor chatted online with 'girl' who was undercover agent
By Jennifer Burns, KTVZ.COM
"It was a big surprise when you turn on the TV in the morning and see something like that going on," said Robert Gregory, a former co-worker of Todd Barton Campbell and co-owner of Bend's Martial Arts Center.
Two recent arrests in the martial arts community, and now the sentencing of one of them, has shocked instructors.
"When you see something like that happen, it kind of puts a stain on everybody in the martial arts community," Gregory said Friday.
Campbell, 38, was sentenced Thursday in Portland federal court to 18 months in prison, more than four months after his guilty plea to the crime of transferring obscene materials to a minor. He has to surrender to federal prison officials on Jan. 5, and will serve three years of supervised release after his time behind bars.
Campbell admitted that in 2006 he sent an FBI agent, posing as a 13-year-old girl, pictures of himself naked. Later, he tried to lure the "teen" to meet him.
"Inside the school, he was completely professional - that's why it kind of shocked everybody to see that," said Gregory.
Campbell worked closely with children, but co-workers say they never saw signs of such issues.
"That's pretty much the opposite of what we teach," said Kristina Knittle, co-owner of Sorter Bushido Kai Karate.
Last February, Bend martial arts instructor Mark Froelich, who owned Karate for Kids in Bend, was arrested on rape charges involving a 15-year-old student. He is set to go to trial Feb. 10 on 27 sex abuse charges.
"It was just kind of heart-wrenching to know that some of the kids who were at the first school training moved over to Karate for Kids and went there to continue training, and had it happened to them a second time," Knittle said.
Other instructors say Froelich offered lessons when no one else was in the building, something many other schools do not allow.
"It upsets me a lot," Gregory said. "Especially as a teacher. you have students who are looking up to you, you have parents who trust you."
They say they are taking action to regain the community's trust, requiring more training and rigorous background checks.
"If we prevent situations from even being possible, if nobody is ever alone with a child," Knittle said. "We just need to be aware of how to keep kids safe all the time. And that is on the top of our priority list - then it's near impossible to happen."