Date: March 25, 2024

Case #: 2024-00015438

Incident: One arrested after victim reaches out to National Human Trafficking Hotline

Date / Time of Incident: March 21, 2024 / 2:16 a.m. 

Location: Red Lion Inn & Suites, 15 NE Butler Market Road, Bend

Arrested: Orlando S. Smith, 33-year-old Vancouver, Wash., resident

Offenses: Assault IV, Promoting Prostitution, Out-of-county warrant

At approximately 2:16 a.m. on Thursday, March 21, Bend Police responded to a report of a possible sex crime and human trafficking.

According to Deschutes County 911 Dispatch, a 31-year-old Salem woman texted the National Human Trafficking Hotline to report that she was being forced to engage in commercial sex acts and was being held against her will in a room at the Red Lion Inn & Suites on NE Butler Market Road.  

After multiple attempts to contact the victim went unanswered, officers knocked and announced themselves, ordering those inside to open the door. When the victim answered the door, officers evacuated the victim and took the suspect, identified as 33-year-old Vancouver, Wash., resident Orlando Smith, into custody. 

During a later interview with the victim, she told police that Smith had punched her in the face multiple times and forced her to engage in sex acts with multiple men over the course of two days. Officers located an online ad for the victim, as well as more than $1,000 in Smith’s possession. 

Smith was arrested on suspicion of fourth-degree assault and promoting prostitution, and was cited for a warrant involving a traffic offense in Salem. He was lodged at the Deschutes County Jail. 

If you or someone you know is involved in a trafficking situation, you can call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888, or text 233733. Advocates are available 24/7 to take reports of potential human trafficking.