Eugene man accused of encouraging sex abuse after tip about his online activity

Larry Wayne Merrill, 45, faces 10 counts of encouraging child sex abuse in the first degree, according to a press release from the Eugene Police Department.

Officers from the Violent Crimes Unit took Merrill into custody Aug. 29 after serving him with a search warrant for his vehicle and home in the Northeast Eugene area. He will be lodged at the Lane County Jail, police said.