A Scio man was sentenced Friday, June 27, to 102 years in prison for child molestation, Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan announced.
Duncan said in March 2025, Sheriff’s Sgt. Caleb Riley and Detective Tracy White began investigating Chad Edward Kastle, 49, of Scio, for sexually molesting a minor child over several years in Linn and Marion County. The minor was known to Kastle.
Kastle was convicted of three counts of first-degree rape, four counts of first-degree sexual abuse, one count of first-degree sodomy, one count of second-degree unlawful sexual penetration, and attempt to commit a Class B felony.
“Today, because of Sgt. Riley and Detective White’s investigative efforts and the courage of the victim to speak out, Kastle was sentenced to 102 years in prison,” Duncan said. She commended Riley and White “on their efforts to keep the children in Linn County safe and to find them justice.”