Special education assistant from St. Helens indicted on 20 child sex abuse charges

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 36-year-old St. Helens man was indicted on 20 charges related to child sex abuse, according to court documents.

Isaac Reynolds was arrested Tuesday and faces 20 charges of encouraging child sex abuse.

“Reynolds’ indictment is the result of information received by the St. Helens Police Department alleging that Reynolds was in possession of child pornography. St. Helens officers immediately initiated an investigation which resulted in a search warrant being executed at Reynolds’ residence on April 1,” said Crystal King with the City of St. Helens. “Multiple items of evidence were seized during the search. Officers continued their investigation and obtained an additional search warrant authorizing the analysis of digital devices that were seized.”

During a two-month stretch last year, Reynolds was an instructional assistant in early childhood special education classrooms in St. Helens, according to Dan Goldman, superintendent of the Northwest Regional Education Service District — Reynolds was not working for St. Helens Public Schools, according to a district spokesperson.

“We have directly contacted each of the families from these classrooms so they are aware of the indictment and made sure they have police contact information in case they have concerns to report. As you can imagine, this is deeply upsetting news for our families to receive. It’s also deeply upsetting for our educators based in Columbia County. We’ve offered onsite mental health support for both our families and employees,” Goldman said.

Goldman’s full statement regarding the indictment can be found here.