A St. Helens, Oregon man and former Lake Oswego firefighter was sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison for ordering live-streamed child sexual abuse and traveling overseas with the intent to engage in illegal sexual activity with minors.
Kenneth Green, age 57, received a sentence of 151 months in federal prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay a $50,000 special assessment under the Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018.
Court documents state that between 2017 and 2019, Green paid for and viewed livestreamed shows depicting the sexual exploitation of children in the Philippines. During these incidents, he provided instructions to child sex traffickers regarding the abuse and received illicit material from them. Law enforcement seized devices from Green’s home containing further communications with traffickers.
In addition, investigators found that Green communicated over several months in 2019 with a trafficker while planning a trip to the Philippines. These conversations included details about travel arrangements and plans for abusing children aged between nine and seventeen. In November 2019, he traveled to the Philippines intending to engage in illegal conduct but claimed illness prevented him from meeting with his contact.
A federal grand jury indicted Green on February 7, 2024 on four counts: sexual exploitation of children, receiving child pornography, interstate travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual activity, and attempted foreign sex tourism. On October 24, 2025, he pleaded guilty to two charges: sexual exploitation of children and interstate travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual activity.
Homeland Security Investigations led the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Eliza Carmen Rodriguez and Charlotte Kelley prosecuted the case.
The prosecution was part of Project Safe Childhood—a Department of Justice initiative launched in May 2006—which coordinates efforts across federal, state, and local agencies to combat child exploitation crimes. More information is available at www.justice.gov/psc.
For those needing help or wishing to report information about human trafficking situations within the United States, resources are available through the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline at 1-888-373-7888 or via text at 233733. The center operates nationwide around-the-clock.
