Goin sentenced to prison for encouraging child sexual abuse in Grant County
By Logan Bagett on Friday, October 2nd, 2026 in Eastern/Southeast Oregon News Featured Stories More Top Stories
CANYON CITY – It’ll be prison time for a 31-year-old man convicted on multiple counts of encouraging child sexual abuse. Sage Lee Goin pleaded guilty to three counts of Encouraging Child Sexual Abuse in the First Degree, committed in December of 2024.
On all three counts, court documents explain, “The defendant, on or about December 6, 2024, in Grant County, Oregon, in separate criminal episode as that alleged in any other count, and involving different victim as alleged in any other count, did unlawfully and knowingly develop, duplicate, publish, print, disseminate, exchange, display, finance, attempt to finance, or sell visual recording of sexually explicit conduct involving child, to wit: by sharing an electronic file…”
Goin was sentenced to 48 months (4 years) in prison with the Oregon Department of Corrections as well as 36 months of post-prison supervision. Goin is ordered to a submit blood or buccal sample and thumbprint, and will be required to register as a sex offender.
11 other counts were dismissed with no conviction.
Grant County District Attorney Riccola Voigt has issued a press release on the case. Read it below:
(Press Release issued by Deputy District Attorney Riccola Voigt)
On February 18, 2026, Sage Goin (31), of Mt. Vernon, Oregon, was indicted on
14 counts of Encouraging Child Sexual Abuse in the First Degree. On September
28, 2026, Goin voluntarily pleaded guilty to three counts of Encouraging Child
Sexual Abuse in the First Degree.
Encouraging Child Sexual Abuse in the First Degree is when the person,
“…[k]nowingly 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.” ORS 163.684. This includes obtaining
photos or video of sexually explicit conduct of a child and copying it giving it to
someone else, printing it, trading it to another, or selling it.
On December 17, 2024, Kik, a social media platform, reported to the National
Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) that 43 files of Child Sexual
Abuse Material (CSAM) had been uploaded using the suspect Kik account. On
January 4, 2025, Kik reported that 42 files of CSAM had been uploaded using
another suspect Kik account.
NCMEC noted that the two Cyber Tips appeared to be related and concerned the
same suspect. Records pertaining to the two Kik accounts obtained by warrant
and further investigation identified Goin as the suspect. The uploads were
performed December 6, 2024 and January 4, 2025, on which Goin shared the files
with other Kik users. The files included prepubescent children being sexually
abused by adults. The victims remain unidentified.
Goin voluntarily pleaded guilty to three counts of Encouraging Child Sexual
Abuse in the First Degree. In summary, Goin was sentenced to 48 months at the
Oregon Department of Corrections and 36 months of post-prison supervision.
Goin must register as a sex offender, he is not to access the internet during his
term of post-prison supervision, and he must disclose the IP addresses of all
electronic devices having internet access. In addition, Goin may not have contact
with minors, may not be within 1,000 feet of any places that primarily exist for
the enjoyment of children, must engage in sex offender treatment, and may not
possess or access pornography. Other terms and conditions also apply.
This case was prosecuted by Grant County Chief Deputy District Attorney,
Riccola Voigt. DDA Voigt said, “Given all of the factors involved in this case, the
result is just. The state has a compelling interest in protecting children, society’s
most vulnerable members, from sexual offenses. This result reflects the
seriousness of Goin’s crimes, while allowing him to minimize his exposure to
longer prison sentences by accepting responsibility for his actions and making
changes in his life. Should he commit any sex crimes in the future, he will likely
face more severe consequences.”
Special thanks to the Oregon Department of Justice Internet Crimes Against
Children Taskforce for their investigation that led to the prosecution of this
matter.
