United States of America v. Michael Cambalik

Portland, Oregon, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with coercion and enticement of a minor.

In December 2024, the parent of a then-nine-year-old minor victim contacted their local police department after finding CSAM texted to an unrecognized phone number from the minor victim. Michael Cambalik, 43, a registered sex offender, contacted the minor victim through an online video game, Call of Duty. After posing as a female minor, Cambalik coerced the minor victim into sending him sexually explicit photos and videos.

On May 20, 2025, a federal grand jury in Portland returned a three-count indictment charging Cambalik with sexual exploitation of a child, receipt of child pornography, and coercion and enticement of a minor.

On November 12, 2025, Cambalik pleaded guilty to coercion and enticement of a minor.

This case was investigated by the FBI. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Pamela Paaso.

The Defendant was sentenced to Four Hundred and Five (405) Months; SUPERVISED RELEASE: Life; ASSESSMENT: $100.00; Restitution: $3,000.00