A 57-year-old sex offender with a decades-long history of sexually assaulting children, having graphic sexual images of children, and other felony crimes is back in jail, this time accused of possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material.
Richard Eugene Jackson, who has served time in state prison and at the Special Commitment Center on McNeil Island, was arrested by members of the Seattle Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) unit on Thursday.
ICAC Sgt. Shawn Martinell said their team started investigating Jackson last summer. He said the case, and keeping close attention on Jackson, was a priority.
“We got 18 cybertips over a short period of time accusing him of possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material,” Sgt. Martinell said. “This was an urgent case for us. With his history and his sex offender status he has been identified as somebody likely to reoffend.”
ICAC detectives built a case but kept a close eye on the suspect. Martinell said detectives have collected evidence from Jackson’s vehicle and from his apartment in the 600 block of King Street. He said in their current investigation SPD found no new evidence that the suspect had been physically abusing children.
Jackson is at the King County Jail where he is being held for possession of depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct and sexual exploitation of a child. Jackson has a court appearance hearing Friday afternoon. For more information, please reach out to the King County Prosecutor’s Office.
Incident Number: 2025-285373