<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2WE7qM_0qSCO6Vc00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2WE7qM_0qSCO6Vc00" width="1042" height="1663" > The Yamhill County sheriff’s deputy charged with posting sexually explicit photos of himself on social media has resigned his position. David Richard Mills, 36, was arraigned in mid-December with <a href="https://www.newberggraphic.com/news/yamhill-county-deputy-faces-sexual-misconduct-charges-after-explicit-videos-surface-online/article_fdd7a142-9de0-11ee-8722-538d4fb901b6.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> a dozen misdemeanor counts </a> , including first- and second-degree official misconduct, public indecency, second-degree disorderly conduct and abuse of venerated objects. He was a nine-year veteran of the office, having been hired in 2014. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> The charges, according to a Yamhill County Sheriff's Office release, stem from a complaint from a community member in September “over online content they believed to depict an employee of the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office” engaging in sexual acts in public places, to wit the sheriff’s office and other county property. Mills resigned his position as deputy prior to his arraignment, according to the office’s public information officer, Brandon Bowdle, who added he was unsure whether Mills received a compensation package upon his departure. “Typically, the county pays out only what is owed to the employee, which could be anything from vacation accrual time to comp time, etc., but I have no idea what he had on his books,” Bowdle said. Attempts to gain comment from Mills or his counsel, Portland attorney Daniel Thenell, were unsuccessful by press time. The prosecutor is Kenneth Park of the Benton County District Attorney’s office. Mills is scheduled for a hearing to enter a plea on Jan. 25 in Yamhill County Circuit Court. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> Allegations paint a disturbing picture Court records allege that Mills posted video online of him masturbating in a public building, exposing his genitals while wearing his uniform, masturbating in a patrol car, exposing his genitals in the sheriff’s office and a January 2022 incident where he allegedly masturbated into the water bottle of another person with the intent of that person unknowingly drinking it, then posted video of the incident online for his own financial benefit and in order to harm the other person. After consulting with the Yamhill County district attorney’s office, the YCSO determined that Mills’ acts were potentially illegal and a criminal investigation was necessary. The investigation was conducted by the Washington County Sherriff’s Office and then reviewed by the Benton County district attorney. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> The outside agencies were brought on to conduct the investigation due to YCSO’s close working relationship with the Yamhill County district attorney’s office. The investigation, the YCSO release said, determined that the social media posts were publicly accessible and potentially violated the internal policies of the sheriff’s office and the county. Soon after, Mills was placed on administrative leave as the investigation ensued. The investigation was completed relatively quickly, the sheriff’s office said, despite the need to garner and serve search warrants on “large digital content platforms headquartered outside Oregon.” The YCSO is conducting an internal investigation as well. “While the filing of criminal charges is a very serious consideration for a law enforcement agency, we must be thorough and accurate in our response, follow the appropriate due process steps, and follow the applicable steps as outlined in the collective bargaining agreement,” the release said. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><nbtemplate data-content="eyJhcGlLZXkiOiAiZDgxM2Q5Yzg3NTI3N2IzNWU0YzRmZDM0NTAyMjJkNmQiLCAiZGVzY3JpcHRpb24iOiAiU3Vic2NyaWJlIHRvIFBhbXBsaW4gTmV3c3BhcGVycyIsICJldmVudCI6ICJtcF9zdWJzY3JpcHRpb25fYnV0dG9uX2NsaWNrX2V2ZW50IiwgInVybCI6ICJodHRwczovL3d3dy5wb3J0bGFuZHRyaWJ1bmUuY29tL3N1YnNjcmliZS8iLCAibWVkaWFJZCI6IDEyNzY4NTEsICJ0aXRsZSI6ICJZYW1oaWxsIENvdW50eSBkZXB1dHkgcmVzaWducyBhbWlkIGFsbGVnYXRpb25zIG9mIGNyaW1pbmFsIGJlaGF2aW9yIn0=" data-id="MediaPlatformAmplitudeButton"></nbtemplate></div></body>

Mountain View, CA

The Yamhill County sheriff’s deputy charged with posting sexually explicit photos of himself on social media has resigned his position.
                David Richard Mills, 36, was arraigned in mid-December with a dozen misdemeanor counts, including first- and second-degree official misconduct, public indecency, second-degree disorderly conduct and abuse of venerated objects. He was a nine-year veteran of the office, having been hired in 2014.
                The charges, according to a Yamhill County Sheriff's...