Former Oregon House speaker Dave Hunt arrested in prostitution sting

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https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/ ... 932682001/


Former Oregon House speaker Dave Hunt arrested in prostitution sting


former speaker of the Oregon House/current lobbyist in Salem has been accused by Portland Police of soliciting sex from an undercover officer.

Democrat Dave Hunt lives in Milwaukie and represented parts of northern Clackamas County in the Legislature for a decade, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported. From 2009 to 2011, he served as speaker of the House and he previously served one term as House majority leader.

He was one of eight men arrested in April by the Portland Police Bureau’s Human Trafficking Unit undercover operation. According to a news release, officers posted decoy ads online and Hunt responded to arrange payment for sexual acts.



Hunt was a sponsor of a bill criminalizing trafficking in 2007