LINN COUNTY, OR (Friday, June 27, 2025) - In March 2025, Sergeant Caleb Riley and Detective Tracy White began investigating Chad Edward Kastle, 49, of Scio for sexually molesting a minor child over several years in Linn and Marion County.
The minor was known to Kastle. All crimes were prosecuted in Linn County Circuit Court. Kastle was convicted of three counts of Rape in the First Degree, four counts of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree, one count of Sodomy in the First Degree, one count of Unlawful Sexual Penetration in the Second Degree, and Attempt to Commit a Class B Felony.
Today, because of Sergeant Riley and Detective White’s investigative efforts and the courage of the victim to speak out, Kastle was sentenced to 102 years in prison. Sheriff Duncan wants to commend Sergeant Riley and Detective White on their efforts to keep the children in Linn County safe and to find them justice.
