73-year-old Eugene man sentenced to 16 months after guilty plea on child sexual abuse material charges
UPDATE: Eugene, Ore. — Andrew Edmund Goble , 73, was booked into the Lane County Jail today after pleading guilty to three counts of Encouraging Child Sexual Abuse in the First Degree, according to the court smart search portal. This charge involves illegal child porn, better known as CSAM (child sexual abuse material). He was sentenced to 16 months in prison followed by approximately three years of post-prison supervision. Good-time credit and early release provisions apply. Goble may face deportation to Australia upon release. He remains at the Lane County Jail awaiting transport to Coffee Creek Correctional Facility for intake, after which he will be transferred to an all-male Oregon prison. ORIGINAL STORY Andrew Edmund Goble , age 72, a longtime professor in the Department of History at the University of Oregon, was booked into the Lane County Jail on November 21, 2025, facing 10 counts of Encouraging Child Sexual Abuse in the First Degree and 10 counts of Encouraging Child ...