12/15/25 - Two men sentenced in separate Internet Crimes Against Children cases

On January 30th, Lane County Sheriff’s detectives and Oregon State Police detectives served a search warrant at a residence in the 900 block of W. 1st Avenue in Junction City. The suspect, Ralph Anthony Pocza, 41, was contacted and arrested. Pocza was lodged at the Lane County Jail on Encouraging Child Sex Abuse charges.

On December 5th, Pocza plead guilty to 5 counts of Encouraging Child Sex Abuse in the 1st Degree. He was sentenced to 86 months in the Oregon Department of Corrections.

In a separate ICAC case, on February 6th, Lane County Sheriff’s detectives served a search warrant at a residence in the 1000 block of Cinnamon Avenue, Eugene. The suspect, James Watson Gilbert, 42, was contacted and arrested. Gilbert was lodged at the Lane County Jail on Encouraging Child Sex Abuse charges.

On December 15th, Gilbert plead guilty to 10 counts of Encouraging Child Sex Abuse in the 1st Degree. He was sentenced to 108 months in the Oregon Department of Corrections.

The Lane County Sheriff’s Office received assistance during these investigations from the Lane County District Attorney’s Office, Springfield Police Department, Eugene Police Department, Lane County Parole & Probation, Oregon State Police, Junction City Police, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and the Oregon Department of Justice.

These arrests are part of an ongoing effort by local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies to combat child exploitation and protect vulnerable members of our community.

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