Corvallis Prostitution Ring

On December 29, 2021, Benton County Sheriff’s Office conducted a two-day prostitution sting.

This sting led to the arrest of eight men at a Corvallis hotel, after soliciting a fictitious woman online to pay for sex.

“Over 100 persons responded to the ad to pay for sex with an early to mid-20-year-old woman,” BCSO said.

“Of those, eight ultimately arrived at a local hotel and were taken into custody without incident.”

With limited beds available at the Benton County Jail, eight men were booked and released with citations.

Matthew Robert Veazie (36), of Corvallis

John Namkyu Back (31), of Eugene

Michael Leroy Moore (53), of Springfield

Tim Jeffrey Koertje (55), of Albany

Jacob Ashley Carley (44), of Eugene

Matthew David Simmons (42), of Albany

Daryl Leonard Staley (53), of Eugene

Allen Michael Grudi (32), of Corvallis

Detectives also seized a total of 8.57 grams of methamphetamine from four of the men.

The men initially agreed to pay a fee to engage in sexual conduct or contact, which is the crime in Oregon of Commercial Sexual Solicitation (ORS 167.008) that was committed, and the men were arrested for a Class A Misdemeanor, the Benton County Sheriff’s Office said.

Bentons Sheriff department stated, “This operation demonstrates again, how prevalent prostitution is in Benton County and Oregon. Prostitution is a dangerous criminal enterprise, closely related to human trafficking, narcotics, violence, and sexual assault. Prostitution also fuels the growth of modern-day slavery by providing a façade behind which traffickers for sexual exploitation operate.”