PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Months after 2-year-old Dane Paulsen’s remains were discovered in the Siletz River near his family home, his father is facing neglect charges.
On Monday, Aaron Paulsen pleaded not guilty to second-degree child neglect following a Lincoln County grand jury’s indictment last week. He is accused of leaving his son unattended for a period of time that was likely to endanger him, according to court documents.
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The misdemeanor charge comes seven months after Paulsen’s son disappeared from the family’s backyard on March 1, prompting weeks of search efforts.
The search ended when a diver located the boy’s body three miles downstream from his home on March 11. An autopsy of Dane’s body then confirmed that the boy had died by drowning…