A man from Warm Springs, Oregon, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for sexually abusing two minors on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation.
Harold Charley, 39, received a sentence of 240 months in federal prison and will be subject to a lifetime term of supervised release.
Court documents state that in January 2024, Charley, who had previously been convicted as a sex offender, engaged in abusive sexual contact with two minors aged between 12 and 16. The abuse occurred over several weeks on the reservation.
Charley was charged by superseding information with two counts of abusive sexual contact on September 23, 2025. He pleaded guilty to both counts on October 7, 2025.
The investigation was conducted by the FBI with support from the Warm Springs Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Pamela Paaso prosecuted the case.
"This case was brought in collaboration with Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse, launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the DOJ’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children, as well as identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc."
Scott Bradford is currently serving as U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon after holding positions such as Chief of the White Collar Unit and Acting Chief of the Counterintelligence and Export Control Section (https://www.justice.gov/usao-or/staff-profile/meet-united-states-attorney). The office operates under the U.S. Department of Justice as one of 93 offices nationwide (https://www.justice.gov/usao-or), employs 107 staff members (https://www.justice.gov/usao-or), and maintains locations in Portland, Eugene, and Medford (https://www.justice.gov/usao-or).
The U.S. Attorney for Oregon engages in community outreach efforts to fight crime and protect rights across Oregon (https://www.justice.gov/usao-or/programs). The office also aims to represent the United States in civil and criminal matters while fostering trust in the federal judicial system (https://www.justice.gov/usao-or/about-district-oregon).
