A 33-year-old Gresham man was arrested as part of a human trafficking mission that took 10 men into custody.

Human Trafficking

10 men, including one from Gresham, were arrested during a human trafficking sting. 

Cheldon A. Chriestenson was taken into custody during a Portland Police Bureau and Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office joint-mission Tuesday, Sept. 12. The men arrested, ranging from ages 25-51, agreed to purchase sex from undercover law enforcement officers posing as trafficked women. One man even agreed to purchase sex from an officer posing as a 15-year-old victim.

Christopher Keizur is a reporter based in Gresham, Ore.