Portland Firefighter Arrested, Suspected of Uploading Child Exploitation Materials at Work

Portland firefighter arrested, suspected of uploading child exploitation materials at work

A Portland firefighter turned himself into jail Monday after police said he had uploaded child sexual abuse material to the internet from his account at a fire station.

Portland firefighter turns self in for child exploitation after months-long investigation

Portland Firefighter Andrew J. Ligatich, 43, turned himself in to the Portland Police Bureau on Monday for three counts of first degree encouraging child sex abuse and two counts of using a child in the display of sexually explicit conduct.

Child exploitation uploads traced to IP at Portland fire station; firefighter charged

A Portland Fire & Rescue firefighter is facing charges linked to a child sexual assault material investigation after investigators traced “illegal content uploa

Portland Firefighter Arrested in Connection With Child Abuse Material Distribution

PORTLAND, Ore. (Apr. 20, 2026) — A Portland firefighter was booked into jail Monday following a months-long criminal investigation into the alleged upload and distribution of child sexual abuse material. The investigation began after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a report from an online platform and forwarded it to authorities. On Aug. 26, 2025, the Portland Police Bureau’s Internet Crimes Against Children unit …