“I THOUGHT HE WAS JUST PLAYING…” — FATHER ACCUSED OF BINGE-WATCHING TV SHOW AS TODDLER VANISHED BEFORE TRAGIC RIVER DROWNING, COURT DOCUMENTS CLAIM A heartbreaking case is drawing national attention after court documents alleged that a father was focused on binge-watching a television series when his young child disappeared from sight and later drowned in a nearby river. What should have been an ordinary day quickly spiraled into an unimaginable tragedy that has left many struggling to understand how it happened. As investigators continue examining the timeline, one crucial period of time is now at the center of intense scrutiny. Prosecutors allege the toddler was unsupervised long enough for disaster to unfold, while newly released court records paint a troubling picture of the moments leading up to the child’s disappearance. The devastating sequence of events is now raising painful questions that continue to haunt everyone involved.

Father was allegedly ‘binge watching’ TV show while toddler vanished and drowned in river: court docs

An Oregon father was allegedly “binge-watching” a TV show at the time his toddler vanished from their rural home and later drowned in a nearby river, according to new bombshell court documents.

Aaron Paulsen is facing child neglect charges for the death of his 2-year-old son, Dane, who was reported missing in the small town of Siletz on March 1, 2025.

Dane Paulson in a red swing.
Aaron Paulsen was allegedly “binge-watching” a TV show when his son, Dane, vanished from their rural home and later drowned in a nearby river.KATU

Newly released court documents obtained by KATU revealed Paulsen had been “binge watching” a TV show when little Dane walked out the back sliding glass door of the riverside property alone.

The child’s mother, Cha Met Jackson, had told Paulsen that he was responsible for keeping Dane at the house after she left, the fresh filings claimed.

Jackson later told law enforcement she heard her son knocking on the door of the trailer on their property while she was inside, and thought “oh sh-t the baby’s out.” But she did not open the door and continued cleaning the inside of the vehicle, prosecutors alleged.

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