Portland Police Sting Nabs 10 Men on Prostitution Charges

Ten men are facing charges of patronizing a prostitution after getting caught up in a Portland Police sting last week, Nine of then men were given criminal citations while one, who also faces drug charges, was booked into jail.

The police bureau paced online ads on what they said is a known sex trafficking website.

Ten men contacted people who were actually undercover police officers. The men arranged payment for sexual acts.

A hotel in Portland assisted the police bureau by allowing officers and suspects to meet there.

The police bureau says that they are not releasing the name of the website or hotel for investigative reasons.

The following is a list of the men arrested for Patronizing a Prostitute:

* 55 year old Mario Abal Forzan of Vancouver

* 25 year old Humberto San Juan Martin of Portland

* 32 year old Ricardo Gonzalez-Flores of Tigard

* 68 year old Russ Michael Mulkey of Portland

* 34 year old Adan John Falatovich of Vancouver

* 50 year old Brian Erik Jamison of Portland

* 33 year old Troy Alan Kimito Matsumura of Portland

* 30 year old Emmanuel Rodriguez Barreto of Vancouver

* 34 year old Kidane Tewelde Michael of Portland

* 38 year old Justin Fincannon of Portland was also arrested for Distribution and Possession of Methamphetamine. He was booked into the Multnomah County Jail.

If you know or think that someone may be involved in trafficking or is being exploited, please contact the Portland Police Bureau's Sex Trafficking Unit at 503-255-0118, the Sexual Assault Resource Center hotline 1-800-640-5311; or the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, 1-800-843-5678 or via the Cyber Tipline: http://www.missingkids.org/CyberTiipline

Photo Colin Miner