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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Home News Latest Stories City officials take Ice Bucket Challenge City could foreclose on abandoned houses Gold Hill mayor faces challenger; other races have one candidate each Medford man arrested on suspicion of dealing meth Medford pawn shops asked to help nab thieves Crime, Courts and Emergency Services Medford man arrested on suspicion of dealing meth Medford man arrested after abandoning stolen vehicle on I-5 Wounded Klamath deputy has ties to Rogue Valley UPDATED: Arrests made in shooting of Klamath County deputy UPDATED: Northbound I-5 reopens after FedEx truck burns Politics and Elections Gold Hill mayor faces challenger; other races have one candidate each Medford proposes new rules for pawn shops to help nab thieves Lack of incumbents, pot issue draws 10 for Medford council races Council members in Gold Hill dodge voter recall Bill Pullman campaigns for Oregon GMO labeling law Education Medford charter school opens with many changes, including its name Superintendent welcomes staff to a new school year Safe haven: Art program provides a place for youth to express themselves Sacred Heart School gets new principal Medford School District considers gifted land for new school Environment Judge won't block release of water Ashland marchers won't give up on climate change message OR-7 could be recollared next month Deadly deer virus may be spreading Talent earns Bee City USA designation State news Nation - World Obituaries Ted E. 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UPDATED: Northbound I-5 reopens after FedEx truck burns ... 10 things to know for Thursday ... UPDATED: Arrests made in shooting of Klamath County deputy ... UPDATED: Northbound I-5 reopens after FedEx truck burns ... 10 things to know for Thursday ... Suspected psilocybin mushroom grower charged in sex abuse, child porn case A Medford man who was a suspect in a large psilocybin mushroom growing operation is now suspected of abusing a local child. By Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune MailTribune.com By Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune Posted Aug. 18, 2014 @ 1:01 pm Updated Aug 18, 2014 at 1:29 PM By Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune Posted Aug. 18, 2014 @ 1:01 pm Updated Aug 18, 2014 at 1:29 PM » RELATED CONTENT • Major mushroom operation busted » Social News A Medford man who was a suspect in a large psilocybin mushroom growing operation is now suspected of abusing a local child. Ernest Luther Taylor, 37, is currently lodged in the Del Norte County Jail, awaiting extradition back to Jackson County, Medford police said in a news release. Last week, the Southern Oregon High-Tech Crimes Task Force found child pornography on an electronic device while conducting a review for evidence tied to the drug case. The evidence linked Taylor to abuse of a local child that allegedly occurred between December 2012 and July 2013, police said. "That’s when we really ramped up the investigation,” Medford police Deputy Chief Brett Johnson said. Court records show Taylor was indicted on numerous charges stemming from the suspected sex abuse Friday, Aug. 15. He is charged with five counts each of first-degree sex abuse, first-degree sodomy, second-degree encouraging child sexual abuse and using a child in display of sexually explicit conduct, records show. The electronic evidence led investigators from the task force, Medford police and Medford Area Drug and Gang Enforcement to Taylor's home in the 500 block of West Eleventh Street Friday, search warrant in hand. Taylor was not home, but investigators tracked him to Crescent City, Calif. Del Norte County Sheriff's Department detectives found Taylor and arrested him on a warrant at about 3 p.m. Friday. Police didn't provide details on when he will be transported back to Jackson County. Taylor was first arrested by police in February following a six-month investigation into a large psilocybin mushroom growing operation, which investigators have said is one of the largest they've uncovered in Jackson County. Police found the mushrooms growing at a storage site in the 7500 block of Highbanks Road, which also served as a processing site for marijuana. Police arrested Taylor on charges of first-degree child neglect, unlawful manufacture and distribution of psilocybin mushrooms, unlawful distribution of marijuana and unlawful distribution of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a school. He was later released from the Jackson County Jail after being booked there on $90,000 bail. Anyone with information on the child sex abuse case should contact Medford detectives at 541-774-2230. 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