March 13, 2026
In October of 2025, an officer assigned to the Sherwood Police Investigations Unit initiated a proactive child predator sting investigation. During the investigation, the investigator utilized multiple dating applications, social media platforms, and other online services while posing as under the age of 15. Throughout the investigation, several individuals terminated conversations upon realizing they were communicating with someone who identified as a minor.
However, 22-year-old Pranav Joshi of Beaverton communicated with the investigator for several weeks and offered to meet who he believed to be a child for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity. Mr. Joshi made detailed plans to meet and sent explicit photographs to the investigator during these communications…