🎧 Foster Parent Arrested on Child Sex Abuse Charges in Vancouver
Investigators learned that Darold Slack has been a foster parent to approximately 55 children in Vancouver between 2013-2025
VANCOUVER – On April 27, 2026, detectives from the Vancouver Police Department Children’s Justice Center began investigating the report of a sexual assault of a child.
On May 1, 2026, Vancouver Police executed a search warrant at the residence of Darold A. Slack. Investigators learned that Slack has been a foster parent to approximately 55 children in Vancouver between 2013-2025.
Slack was arrested and booked into the Clark County Jail on numerous charges including Child Molestation II (x5), Rape of a Child II (x3), Rape III, Assault IV (x2), Sexual Misconduct with a Minor (x2), and Communications with a Minor for Immoral Purposes.
Police believe there may be additional victims who have not come forward. Anyone with information related to possible child abuse by Darold Slack, and who have not spoken with police, are asked to contact Vancouver Police Department Children’s Justice Center Detective Cpl. Gunnar Skollingsberg at gunnar.skollingsberg@cityofvancouver.us.
This investigation is continuing and nothing additional is being released at this time.
Information provided by the Vancouver Police Department.
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