Nine men have been arrested in Washington following an undercover predator sting by Oregon authorities.
Officers posed as 15-year-old boys and girls on a number of social media platforms and dating sites, and were contacted by the predators who arranged to meet for sex.
The predators were arrested by undercover deputies at a location where they believed they would be meeting the child in person.
The statement said that nine different men were caught in the sting.
They were identified as Joseph Kenneth Raney, 30, of Portland; Brandon Daily Perkins, 36, of McMinnville; Brent Wayne Pruitt, 41, of Portland; Maverick William Pfel, 39, of Beaverton; Christopher Michael Mckane, 40, of Beaverton; Jonathan Arthur Hauck, 48, of Newberg; Tou Moua, 37, of Happy Valley; Wayne Michael Redman, 29, of Portland; and Gaspar Gaona-Aguilar, 48, of Beaverton.
Gaona-Aguilar was also arrested for criminal driving while suspended and a probation violation related to his registered sex offender status, according to the statement.
Jonathan Arthur Hauck also had an outstanding probation violation warrant, it said.
All of the named men now face felony charges of luring a minor and first-degree online sexual corruption of a child.
