Archer pleads \u2018not guilty\u2019 to child sex charges<\/p>\n
Published 8:58 am Saturday, January 17, 2026<\/p>\n
SOUTH BEND \u2014 Jeffrey S. Archer, 43, entered a plea of not guilty during his arraignment Friday, Jan. 16, on charges of child rape and related alleged offenses.<\/p>\n
The Ilwaco fire chief, who was placed on administrative leave earlier this week, remains in Pacific County Jail in lieu of $500,000 bail.<\/p>\n
The Pacific County Prosecutor\u2019s Office says they will be filing additional charges next week \u2014 which may include alleged offenses against additional victims.<\/p>\n
Archer was arrested by the Pacific County Sheriff\u2019s Office during an operation carried out throughout the day on Jan. 9.<\/p>\n
According to court documents, Archer currently faces 37 charges, which include 10 counts of first-degree rape of a child, 21 counts of first-degree child molestation, four counts of second-degree child molestation, one count of dealing depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct, and one count of possession of depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct.<\/p>\n
The offenses date as far back as June 2013. The most recent offense charged so far is alleged to have occurred in December 2019.<\/p>\n
His attorney is David Mistachkin, a former judge with the Grays Harbor Superior Court, who now works with Ingram, Zelasko & Goodwin LLP in Aberdeen.<\/p>\n
Archer\u2019s next court date is to be determined.<\/p>\n
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