Portland Teen Gets Five Years in Prison After Stabbing Man He Says Sent Him Child Sex-Abuse Videos — The Lawyer He Stabbed Faces No Charges

In Democrat-run Portland, a teenager who called 911 and told officers, 'I stabbed a pedophile,' is headed to prison. The older man he accused of sending him videos of child sexual abuse is not. Elijah Cruz Valenzuela, then 19, plunged a knife into the chest of 46-year-old Joshua Field at Field's downtown Portland apartment on the night of Aug. 11, 2025. Valenzuela told police he had met Field on the dating app Sniffies, that Field sent him child sexual abuse videos that were later deleted, and that Field invited him over to watch more while asking if he was 'pervy' and interested in 'younger guys,' Oregon Live reported. Valenzuela said he originally planned only to beat Field. He then grabbed a knife inside the apartment, stabbed Field in the chest, ran to the lobby, and called 911. Body-camera video obtained by the news outlet captured him telling officers after his arrest: 'I stabbed a ped*phile.' Field survived. On Aug. 21, 2026, Valenzuela, who had no prior criminal record, pleaded no contest to attempted first-degree assault and first-degree burglary. Multnomah County Circuit Judge Christopher Marshall sentenced him to five years in prison. With 'good time,' that stretch could shrink to a little more than three. He is already at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility. Keep reading