The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

DAYTON – Robert E. Bridwell, 65, of Dayton, was sentenced to 41 months in prison last week in Columbia County Superior Court after pleading guilty to sexual exploitation of a minor, a Class B felony.

Bridwell was arrested on Sept. 16, 2013, at his home in Country Village Courts after a lengthy investigation led the Columbia County Sheriff's Office to suspect he was guilty of misconduct with at least one underage female.

He was charged with 35 felonies upon his arrest, including sexual exploitation of a minor, dealing in depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct and poss...