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flag Fire chief Jeffery Archer charged with 37 counts of child sex crimes in Washington, arrested Jan. 9, 2026.

flag Jeffery Archer, fire chief in Ilwaco, Washington, was charged with 37 counts of child sex crimes involving four boys aged two to eight, allegedly abused between 2013 and 2019 at his Ocean Park home while he babysat them. flag Prosecutors allege repeated sexual assaults, including one victim abused weekly in 2019, and that Archer was in an alleged intimate relationship with a victim now aged 18. flag Arrested on January 9, 2026, he faces first-degree child rape and molestation charges, has been placed on administrative leave, and is being held without bail. flag An interim chief has been appointed, and the city and fire department say they are cooperating with the ongoing investigation. flag No prior criminal record has been found.

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