John Charles Pelan was booked at 9:11 PM on Tuesday, March 12th, 2019 by Portland Police, East Precinct. Pelan was booked into Multnomah County Jail in Portland, Oregon.

The 26 year old male was arrested for suspicion of the below crimes:

1. THEFT III (C Misdemeanor)
2. ENC CHILD SEX AB 1 (B Felony)
3. ENC CHILD SEX AB 1 (B Felony)
4. ENC CHILD SEX AB 1 (B Felony)
5. ENC CHILD SEX AB 1 (B Felony)
6. ENC CHILD SEX AB 1 (B Felony)
7. ENC CHILD SEX AB 1 (B Felony)
8. ENC CHILD SEX AB 1 (B Felony)
9. ENC CHILD SEX AB 1 (B Felony)
10. ENC CHILD SEX AB 1 (B Felony)
11. ENC CHILD SEX AB 1 (B Felony)
12. ENC CHILD SEX AB 1 (B Felony)
13. ENC CHILD SEX AB 1 (B Felony)
14. ENC CHILD SEX AB 1 (B Felony)
15. ENC CHILD SEX AB 1 (B Felony)
16. ENC CHILD SEX AB 1 (B Felony)
17. ENC CHILD SEX AB 1 (B Felony)
18. ENC CHILD SEX AB 1 (B Felony)
19. ENC CHILD SEX AB 1 (B Felony)
20. ENC CHILD SEX AB 1 (B Felony)
21. ENC CHILD SEX AB 1 (B Felony)

Bail has been set to $1,234 for Pelan which is listed as a 5 ft 10 in white male weighing approximately 165 lbs.

John Charles Pelan was arrested in Multnomah County Oregon and John Charles Pelan has a presumption of innocence which means that although the person was arrested, they are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Presumption of innocence” serves to emphasize that the prosecution has the obligation to prove each element of the offense beyond a reasonable doubt (or some other level of proof depending on the criminal justice system) and that the accused bears no burden of proof. For more information in presumption of innocence, wikipedia is a great place to start.

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Below are the Oregon laws which may relate to this arrest:

Theft in the third degree.
(1) A person commits the crime of theft in the third degree if:(a) By means other than extortion, the person commits theft as defined in ORS 164.015; and
(b) The total value of the property in a single or an aggregate transaction is less than $100.
(2) Theft in the third degree is a Class C misdemeanor. [1987 c.907 §2; 2009 c.11 §11; 2009 c.16 §1]
Encouraging child sexual abuse in the first degree.
(1) A person commits the crime of encouraging child sexual abuse in the first degree if the person:(a)(A) Knowingly develops, duplicates, publishes, prints, disseminates, exchanges, displays, finances, attempts to finance or sells a visual recording of sexually explicit conduct involving a child or knowingly possesses, accesses or views such a visual recording with the intent to develop, duplicate, publish, print, disseminate, exchange, display or sell it; or
(B) Knowingly brings into this state, or causes to be brought or sent into this state, for sale or distribution, a visual recording of sexually explicit conduct involving a child; and
(b) Knows or is aware of and consciously disregards the fact that creation of the visual recording of sexually explicit conduct involved child abuse.
(2) Encouraging child sexual abuse in the first degree is a Class B felony. [1995 c.768 §2; 2011 c.515 §3]