Hosford Middle School teacher arrested, faces felony charge for luring a minor

Published 10:19 am Friday, August 23, 2024

Following a weeks-long investigation, Craig Douglas-Meyers, a teacher with Portland Public Schools, was arrested and faces a felony charge for luring a minor.

On Thursday, July 18, a detective with the Yuba City Police Department, in California, contacted the Portland Police Bureau’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit regarding an undercover chat operation.

The detective reportedly posed as a 13-year-old child and chatted with the Portland man. Conversations, which were alleged to be initiated by Douglas-Meyers, were sexual in nature and involved discussion on how to meet.

Around 7 a.m. Friday, Aug. 23, in a multi-agency effort, Douglas-Meyers was served a search warrant at his home in Northeast Portland. He was arrested and transported to the Multnomah County Detention Center and charged with a felony for luring a minor.

Police said, due to his brazen conversation with who he thought was a child, and his employment as a teacher as Hosford Middle School in Southeast Portland, detectives fear there could be additional victims.

Anyone with information about Douglas-Meyers or this case is urged to contact Officer Aaron Rizzo at aaron.rizzo@police.portlandoregon.gov and reference case number 24-803066.