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Can the State of Oregon regulate the conduct of an individual who is not a resident of that state and at all times relevant to the case, was never present in the state, who allegedly posted advertisements on a website visible in Oregon and communicated with another individual to allegedly aid a prostitution enterprise based in Oregon
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED No evidence indicated that the petitioner was in Oregon at the times relevant to this case. Can the State of Oregon regulate the conduct of an individual who is not a ; resident of that state and at all times relevant to the case, was never present in the state, who allegedly posted advertisements on a website visible in Oregon and communicated with another individual to allegedly aid a : prostitution enterprise based in Oregon. Did the state of Oregon have jurisdiction to prosecute and try the petitioner for compelling prostitution under ORS 167.017(1}(c) and promoting prostitution under ORS 167.012(1)(c) in the absence of evidence that the petitioner was not located in the state of Oregon at the | time of the events in this case? 1