Portland Police arrest nine in anti-trafficking operation along Southeast 82nd Avenue
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- Portland Police say they arrested nine men during an anti-trafficking mission along Southeast 82nd Avenue.
On Tuesday, June 11, Portland Police say the following men were arrested or cited for Commercial Sexual Solicitation and/or Unlawful Prostitution Procurement Activities:
Ismael Gonzaga-Pedroza, 22, of Forest Grove, Oregon
Robert Casper, 45, of Onalaska, Washington
Braulio L. Lazaro, 50, of Vancouver, Washington
Guerner Ramirez Fuentes, 44, of Portland
Alejando Ibarra, 41, of Vancouver, Washington
Firaol Gecho, 22, of Portland
Habtamu Egata, 51, of Milwaukie, Oregon
Police say Shauntae D. Kindred, 46, of Portland was arrested on several charges including Felon in Possession of a Firearm, and Unlawful Possession of a Loaded Firearm in Public.
Daniel J. Harding Ortiz, 24, of Gresham, was arrested on a warrant from Clackamas County.
Police say other potential buyers were identified, four vehicles towed, and six providers contacted. All providers were offered services and advocacy assistance, police said.
The 82nd Avenue corridor is bustling with cars and people walking, making it one of the busiest streets in Portland.
Mixed into the routine is human trafficking, which has become no secret to people living in the Montavilla and Madison South neighborhoods.
"We have been getting complaints. Frankly for years, about significant criminal activity in this area. A lot has been focused on the prostitution trade,” said Sgt. Kevin Allen with the Portland Police Bureau.
What makes things worse, Allen said, is the fact that human trafficking is often linked to violent crimes. "A lot of them involved violence, assaults, rape and gun crimes. Sometimes we come across stolen vehicles.”
“One female was rescued after she was identified as missing from California,” Portland Police said. PPB’s Victim Services Unit worked to arrange transportation to reunite her with her family.
It is an example of victims forced to travel up and down the West Coast.
"It's a horrible lifestyle. It's part of the manipulation that traffickers use to isolate their victims. When they feel like they don't have any support system, then that breaks down their defenses and willingness to seek help,” Sgt. Allen told KATU.
The latest mission is part of an ongoing effort that dates back years.
Police data showed, since 2015, there have been 233 human trafficking arrests across Portland.
That number is a small one compared to what is a much bigger problem.
"There is so much of this activity happening that honestly, it's everywhere. And so, we recognize that. We know that a lot more needs to be done,” Sgt. Allen said.
If you or someone you know is being labor or sex trafficked, please call 911 or the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888 or report tips to humantrafficking@police.portlandoregon.gov.
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Released after seven days, we never convict criminals here just victims.
Montavilla and "South Madison" are not in SE Portland. Why does your headline say SE?
so you take the men and let the working girl go sounds more like portland needs the money from fines
Did you see the title is about HUMAN TRAFFICKING? The girls are being trafficked by the scum of the earth, constantly monitored so they can't escape. They need to be protected, not arrested!
Prostitution should be legal. So much of this would go away.
That approach worked so well with drugs, didn't it. We made fentanyl legal and drug abuse went away, right?
@@WillyPDX94 Two entirely different things. Prostitution will never be eradicated, it's better to control it. It's legal in some European countries, and most Asian countries. In Korea it's been legal for decades and it's no big deal there, just another form of commerce.
If you a woman, it's okay. If you a man, you go to jail. It is called a matriarchy.
@@WillyPDX94 We made fentanyl legal? Did I miss something?
Apparently measure 110 still confuses " some " people in denial
If you're going to traffic children, you need to pay off PPD.
Asking for a friend……what street is this
The big guy didnt get his cut.
If a woman can sell her body for sex - and it's her body then it is her business - if it was legal then she has a small business and can support herself - not a social issue
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But crimes down!
Just went to get Indian food and was kinda surprised that there weren’t many of them today. Thought it was because of Father’s day weekend.
Creepy immigrant johns or sex workers ? Also why you gotta bring India into this ?
@@terenceflanagan1225 Why? Bad at writing… there is a popular Indian restaurant right by 82nd and Sandy where you can eat and watch prostitutes waving at you. Thought this was a well known thing.
Panjo!
Is this sex trafficking or voluntary?