Private sting operation bringing Youtube fame to Keizer

A child predator sting operation set up by a Texas social media figure last week resulted in two arrests in Keizer and a confrontation with police in Albany.

The leader of the private sting, a YouTube figure from Texas, has since pressed officials in both cities about the cases.

Questions have emerged about how the stings were conducted and whether criminal prosecutions can proceed.

Lt. Trevor Wenning of the Keizer Police Department said the case…