State v. Andrew William Betnar

Following a trial to the court, defendant was convicted of 199 counts of encouraging child sexual abuse in the first degree, ORS 163.684, based on evidence that he duplicated or printed 199 sexually explicit images of children. On appeal, he raises five assignments of error, each of which we reject. Accordingly, we affirm defendant’s convictions and sentences.

We state the facts in the light most favorable to the state. E.g., State v. Longo, 341 Or 580, 582, 148 P3d 892 (2006). In June or July 1999, defendant’s wife found a number of photographs in a drawer in their residence. Defendant’s wife…