Milwaukie Police arrest child luring suspect

Milwaukie, OR – Early this month, Milwaukie Detectives joined investigators from FBI Portland, Portland Police Bureau and West Linn Police for a joint mission targeting adults actively attempting to lure and exploit children using online or internet based applications. During that mission, the Portland Police Bureau issued a release that two males were arrested for online child luring charges.

Milwaukie Police child decoy Detectives engaged a male online during that sting and continued the luring investigation. The following week a male identified as Marcus Dean Gwilliam 53, of unincorporated Clackamas County, attempted to meet up in person with who he believed was a minor he had chatted with online.  Gwilliam and the child decoy Detective made a plan to engage in illegal acts, and he was taken into custody upon arriving at an agreed location in Milwaukie.

Gwilliam was lodged at the Clackamas County Jail on charges of; Luring a Minor and Online Sex Corruption of a Child.  

Milwaukie Detectives are concerned there may be additional victims who have been in contact with Marcus Gwilliam. If you have additional information regarding this suspect, we urge you to contact Officer Dohrman at 503-786-7488 or dohrmanc@milwaukieoregon.gov.

To learn more about protecting your child from online predators, visit the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at https://www.missingkids.org/home 

The Milwaukie Police Department routinely participates with interagency missions in retail theft, traffic safety, human trafficking and child exploitation in Milwaukie and throughout Clackamas County.