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HILLSBORO, Ore- On June 13, 2025, Jack Patrick Hauser, age 47, pleaded guilty to trafficking in persons and failure to report as a sex offender. Judge Brandon Thompson sentenced the defendant to 24 months in prison. Deputy District Attorney Christina Luedtke prosecuted this case.
The victim in this case is a 26-year-old man with intellectual disabilities. After the death of the victim’s mother, the defendant saw an opportunity to take advantage of the victim’s circumstances. Over the course of several years, Mr. Hauser began exercising control over all aspects of the victim’s life. He required him to live in unsanitary and unsafe conditions in the backyard of the defendant’s residence in Vernonia. Beginning in 2023 until approximately August 2024, he took the victim to the Hillsboro Esplanade shopping center daily, where the victim was required to sell various small items to motorists, in all sorts of extreme weather conditions, utilizing a cardboard sign. The defendant would then demand and retain the majority of the proceeds.
Concerned community members attempted to intervene, but the defendant repeatedly thwarted those efforts. Law enforcement was eventually alerted and executed search warrants on the defendant’s home and car. He had the victim’s identification, debit card, and bank slips. Investigators also documented the unsanitary and inadequate space where the victim had been living. Hillsboro police determined the defendant had moved to his parents’ home in Hillsboro without notifying law enforcement, which was a violation of his sex offender registration requirements. The defendant had been convicted of third-degree statutory rape in 2002.
The Washington County District Attorney’s Office commends the Hillsboro Police Department for their extensive investigation in this case and the community members who intervened to protect this vulnerable victim.
We are also dedicated to combating all types of human trafficking in our area. If you suspect someone is being trafficked, call 9-1-1, your local law enforcement agency, or report it to the Human Trafficking Hotline at 888-373-7888.
Mr. Hauser will be transferred to the Oregon Department of Corrections to serve his sentence.
