child-sexual-abuse-material · Rainier, Oregon

What happened after the principal's "disgusting secret" was discovered?

What happened?

Jeremy Peter Williams, a former principal of Rainier Junior/Senior High School, was arrested in September 2025 and subsequently sentenced in February 2026 to 61 months in prison for possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material, following an investigation initiated by social media platform alerts.

Convicted or liable

Last checked: Jun 14, 2026
Sources: The Washington Times; 930 WFMD; Voz.us; The Daily News (Longview, WA)

Timeline

  1. Cowlitz County detectives received initial information from social media sites Discord and Kik, flagging accounts linked to Jeremy Williams for sending and receiving child sexual abuse material.

  2. Jeremy Peter Williams was arrested and initially charged with 13 counts related to the possession and distribution of child pornography.

  3. After being placed on administrative leave in September 2025, Jeremy Williams officially retired from his position as principal.

  4. As part of a plea deal, Williams pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree possession of depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

  5. Williams was sentenced to 61 months in prison, 36 months of community custody, and 15 years of sex offender registration by Cowlitz County Superior Court Judge Thad Scudder.

  6. Jeremy Peter Williams is projected to be released from prison around March 2031, following his 61-month sentence.

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