15 people arrested in Oregon sex trafficking sting

Vale, Ore.- KGW-TV reports authorities in southeast Oregon have arrested 15 people in connection with an undercover sex trafficking operation.

Malheur County Sheriff Brian Wolfe said in a statement to KGW Saturday that the Malheur County Sheriff’s Office and police departments in Oregon and Idaho conducted the operation within the past week.

Investigators posted online ads to known sex trafficking websites. People who contacted undercover officers and arranged payment for sexual acts were arrested at a hotel in the Ontario area.

Those arrested were from Oregon, Idaho, Nevada and Pennsylvania. Most were charged with misdemeanor commercial sexual solicitation. They were booked into the Malheur County Jail.

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