A Springfield man, Dusty Jacaway, 29, was sentenced to more than 20 years in federal prison for producing child pornography. The sentencing took place in Eugene, Oregon.
According to court documents, Jacaway was found by Lane County Sheriff’s Office deputies in October 2024 in a vehicle with a 13-year-old child identified as MV1. Officers secured cell phones from both Jacaway and the child. Analysis of the devices revealed two videos showing Jacaway having sexual intercourse with MV1 in the back seat of his car.
A forensic interview with MV1 detailed further abuse. Jacaway reportedly met MV1 online when the child was 12 and began engaging in sexual acts soon after. He also provided methamphetamine to MV1 and trafficked the child to a local pornography shop, where he accepted money and drugs from men who were allowed to sexually abuse MV1. According to authorities, Jacaway kept the proceeds and threatened to kill MV1 if he were arrested.
Jacaway will serve a life term of supervised release after his prison sentence and must pay $3,000 in restitution to his victim.
The investigation was conducted by the Lane County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI. Adam Delph, Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon, prosecuted the case.
“Federal law defines child pornography as any visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct involving a minor. It is important to remember child sexual abuse material depicts actual crimes being committed against children. Not only do these images and videos document the victims’ exploitation and abuse, but when shared across the internet, re-victimize and re-traumatize the child victims each time their abuse is viewed. To learn more, please visit the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at www.missingkids.org.”
The case is part of Project Safe Childhood, an initiative started by the Department of Justice in May 2006 aimed at addressing child sexual exploitation and abuse on a national scale. More information about Project Safe Childhood can be found at www.justice.gov/psc.
