Erik John Bjorkman, 39, of Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon, United States studied mechanical engineering at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon from 2007 to 2008 and at the Oregon Institute of Technology in Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon from 2008 to 2010. In 2011, he joined Navistar in Lisle, DuPage County, Illinois, USA as a product development engineer.

Aside from Oregon City, Bjorkman has lived in other parts of Oregon including Aloha, Canby, Corvallis, Tigard and Troutdale. He has lived in different parts of Illinois including Elburn and Romeoville.

On March 23, 2023, the Lake Oswego Police Department in Lake Oswego, Oregon conducted a human sex trafficking mission. To conduct the operation, the department worked with the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office, the Oregon City Police Department, the Milwaukie Police Department and the Sandy Police Department.

During the operation, law enforcement officers posed as decoys, who were contacted by men offering to pay money in exchange for the decoys to perform requested sexual acts. Bjorkman, Terrance A. Schloth, 52, of Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon and six other men were arrested after responding and meeting with the decoys.

Schloth initially gave a false name so he was charged for commercial sexual solicitation and the additional charge of giving false information to a peace officer in connection with a citation. Bjorkman and the other six men were released after being cited for commercial sexual solicitation.

Founded in 1829 and incorporated in 1844, Oregon City is the county seat of Clackamas County. The city is home to Clackamas Community College.

Basketball players Lindsey Yamasaki, 42, and Brad Tinsley, 33, were both born in Oregon City. Denyse McGriff, 71, is the incumbent mayor of the city.