In attempt to find missing Olympia man, police uncover child pornography

BY Alyssa Kleven  on November 27, 2012 @ 5:59 pm (Updated: 9:48 am - 11/28/12 )

A former employee of the Capitol Playhouse in Olympia has been charged with 14 counts of child pornography, but police might not have found the evidence if the accused hadn't gone missing first.

Troy Fisher, 52, was reported missing on July 23 by his family. Police worked to find Fisher, and said there were reports of angry emails being sent to him from a former employee recently fired by Fisher.

The emails led police to a search of Fisher's phone and computer. Instead the police found child pornography: a total of 151 images of suspected minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct.

At about 2 a.m. on July 25, the then-missing Fisher dialed 911 from a payphone.

He was found by paramedics wearing pajamas and no shoes. He was dehydrated, disoriented and was taken to the hospital where he told detectives he couldn't remember the past 48 hours.

Fisher told police that on the night he went missing, he couldn't sleep and had walked out to his car to listen to music. He hadn't wanted to wake his niece and nephew who were staying with him. The next thing he knew, he woke up under a bush two days later.

When Fisher was arrested, he told police there was porn on his computer, but said if there was any child pornography it was unintentional. He admitted to also looking at similar images at the Capitol Playhouse, his former employer, where he frequently worked with children. A search of two computers there led police to three more images later determined to be minors.

According to the Pierce County Prosecutor's Office, the images for which the defendant was charged, depict a dozen girls and boys, ages 10 to 14 engaged in sexual acts with adult men and each other.

Due to a conflict, the Thurston County Prosecutor's Office requested the case be handled by the Pierce County Prosecutor's Office.

Alyssa Kleven, MyNorthwest.com Editor
Alyssa Kleven is an editor and content producer at MyNorthwest.com. She enjoys doting over her adorable dachshund Winnie - named for Arcade Fire front-man Win Butler.
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  • maplefish wrote...
    Death
    November 27, 2012 6:40 pm
    To ALL CHILD MOLESTERS! Relentless Torture to all who download and engage in sexual exploitation of children. In this life, if a person chooses to cross the line of depravity that far, where they seek pleasure from the rape & destruction of the innocent amount us, well, they simply do not deserve to live. They should be exterminated! Is it just me, or is anyone else out there totally fed up with these sub-human pieces of excrement? I just learned that a 5 year old girl in my family was molested (in another part of the country) and I have seriously comptemplated murdering the person involved....I won't do it, but the rage I feel is unfathomable. Execution should be the punishment for these......monsters
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  • dori monson fan wrote...
    maplefish
    November 28, 2012 11:11 am
    here's one that'll get your blood boiling. 36 year illegal gets 15 year old drunk and rapes her, then only gets 3rd degree rape charge. probably the extra light charge so we don't have to deport him from our sanctuary state. http://www.komonews.com/news/local/180876681.html
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  • porntruth wrote...
    porntruth
    November 28, 2012 12:54 pm
    Ever why there is so much sexual misconduct in our society? Just like Big Tobacco, the pornography industry doesn't want the public to know the dangers and effects of their product. You have been told that watching porn is normal, harmless and that everybody does it. You have been lied to. Find out the TRUTH. Then make your choice. http://porntruth.wordpress.com
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