Three Oregon Men Among the 200+ Arrested in Nationwide DOJ Operation

Portland, Oregon- A sweeping five-day operation led by the Department of Justice has resulted in the rescue of 115 children and the arrests of 205 individuals across the United States for child sexual exploitation offenses, federal officials announced Thursday.

Dubbed Operation Restore Justice, the coordinated crackdown involved all 55 FBI field offices, the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS) of the DOJ’s Criminal Division, and U.S. Attorney’s Offices nationwide. The initiative targeted predators accused of online enticement, child sex trafficking, and the production, distribution and possession of child sexual abuse material.

“The Department of Justice will never stop fighting to protect victims—especially child victims,” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. “We will not rest until we hunt down, arrest and prosecute every child predator who preys on the most vulnerable among us.”

FBI Director Kash Patel praised the scale and impact of the operation, calling it a testament to the bureau’s enduring commitment to child protection. “Operation Restore Justice proves that no predator is out of reach and no child will be forgotten,” Patel said.

In Oregon, three men were arrested and charged with federal child exploitation crimes.

Robert Andrew Arias, 54, of Salem, was indicted for distributing, receiving and possessing child pornography. He was arrested April 28 and is scheduled for trial on July 1.

Berret J. Brown, 40, of Vida, faces multiple charges, including enticement of minors and using a minor to produce sexually explicit content. He is accused of using platforms like Snapchat and Roblox to solicit explicit content from children between July and August 2024. Brown’s trial is scheduled to begin August 5.

Michael Joseph Cambalik, 35, of Beaverton, is charged with sexually exploiting a minor and coercing a child through the video game Call of Duty. Authorities say Cambalik posed as a female minor to entice a 9-year-old into sending sexually explicit content. He remains detained ahead of a May 29 arraignment.

Other notable arrests nationwide include a state trooper and Army Reservist in Minneapolis accused of producing abuse material while in uniform; a former Washington, D.C. police officer charged with trafficking minors; and an undocumented Mexican national in Virginia accused of transporting a minor across state lines for sex.

Authorities credited parental vigilance and community education with helping crack several cases. In one instance, a California man was arrested within eight hours of a child disclosing abuse to FBI agents during an online safety presentation in Albany, New York.

Operation Restore Justice coincided with National Child Abuse Prevention Month and was carried out under the Department’s Project Safe Childhood, a longstanding initiative launched in 2006 to combat child exploitation through interagency collaboration.

“The FBI has zero tolerance for criminal actors who target the most vulnerable in our community—our children,” said Douglas A. Olson, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Portland Field Office. “Our work continues.”

For more information about Project Safe Childhood, visit www.justice.gov/psc.