A Portland man, Eric Lamont Harris, 51, has been sentenced to 292 months in federal prison and 10 years of supervised release for sex trafficking three minors. The sentencing was announced in Portland, Oregon.
Court documents show that Harris began trafficking a 15-year-old identified as Minor Victim 1 in the spring of 2022. This victim was under state care and had been reported missing in March 2022. In June of the same year, Harris started trafficking a second minor, age 16. The following month, he transported both Minor Victim 1 and Minor Victim 2 from Portland to Kennewick, Washington, with the intention that they engage in prostitution at a hotel he booked there. Law enforcement recovered both victims after Minor Victim 2’s parents reported her missing.
Harris met a third victim, aged 17 (Minor Victim 3), in June 2022 and began trafficking her by August. All three victims lived with Harris while being trafficked. He arranged hotel rooms for their commercial sex dates, transported them to these appointments, facilitated online escort advertisements featuring the minors, and received thousands of dollars from their activities.
On September 16, 2025, a federal grand jury indicted Harris on eight counts: transportation with intent to engage in prostitution; three counts each of sex trafficking of a child and benefitting from participation in such ventures; and sexual exploitation of children. He pleaded guilty on November 6, 2025.
The investigation involved the FBI as well as police departments from Portland, Kennewick, and Medford. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Charlotte Kelley and Robert Trisotto prosecuted the case.
The prosecution was conducted under Project Safe Childhood—a Department of Justice initiative launched in May 2006 aimed at combating child sexual exploitation nationwide by coordinating federal and local resources to identify offenders and rescue victims. More information about this initiative is available at https://www.justice.gov/psc.
The U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon oversees such prosecutions as part of its role within one of the nation’s ninety-three offices under the U.S. Department of Justice official website. The office operates out of Portland, Eugene and Medford official website, employs over one hundred staff members official website, engages with communities across Oregon official website, seeks justice through representation in civil and criminal matters official website, and is currently led by Scott Bradford who previously held key positions including Chief of the White Collar Unit official website.
Victims or those with information about human trafficking are encouraged to contact the National Human Trafficking Resource Center at any time by calling toll-free at 1-888-373-7888 or texting “233733.” Tips can also be submitted via their online platform.
