Oregon Archives

ACSOL Conference to Feature Distinguished Speakers, Important Panels

·August 3, 2022
·14 Comments

The Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL) will conduct its annual conference on Saturday, October 1. The cost is just $25. The conference will be virtual on Zoom and…

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OR: Registrant died trying to stop Safeway shooting rampage

·September 2, 2022
·33 Comments

Source: foxnews.com 9/2/22 A man lauded as a hero for confronting a shooter inside an Oregon grocery store Sunday was convicted of child sex crimes while in the Army decades…

National

OR: Oregon to join most states in compensating the wrongfully convicted

·April 2, 2022
·6 Comments

Source: oregoncapitalchronicle.com 4/1/22 Wrongfully convicted Oregonians will now be eligible for financial compensation for time of false imprisonment. ... The act will pay $65,000 for each year of wrongful conviction…

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OR: Lawmakers, advocates retry passing bill that would compensate wrongfully-convicted Oregonians

·January 16, 2022
·2 Comments

Source: statesmanjournal.com 1/15/22 Criminal justice reform advocates are taking another crack at passing a law that would compensate wrongfully convicted Oregonians — this time, with the Department of Justice's support.…

Commentary

OR: Senate Bill 499 should become law

·May 8, 2021
·7 Comments

[eastoregonian.com - 5/8/21] Earl Bain was wrongfully convicted in Malheur County in 2009 and spent six years in prison. After the complaining witness in his case recanted her story, with…

National

OR: Former Oregon Democrat House Majority Speaker Arrested For Human Sex Trafficking

·May 4, 2021
·22 Comments

[thegatewaypundit.com - 5/3/21] Former Oregon House Speaker and current Clackamas Community College board member Dave Hunt has been arrested and charged by Portland police in an undercover sex traffic sting…

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Pennsylvania, Oregon Suspend In-Person Registration

·March 30, 2020
·7 Comments

[ACSOL] The States of Pennsylvania and Oregon have temporarily suspended in-person registration for all registrants in those state. Instead of in-person registration, Pennsylvania is allowing registrants to register by mail,…

National

OR: Our View – Stop keeping Oregonians in the dark about sex offenders

·October 20, 2019
·8 Comments

Registered sex offenders in Oregon recently got a reminder that the state is keeping an eye on them. Law enforcement agencies conducted the latest in a series of checks on…

National

OR: Portland city leader wants landlords to forgive bad credit and crimes

·March 29, 2019
·10 Comments

[komonews.com - 3/28/19] Hoping to get more people into homes, Portland City Commissioner Chloe Eudaly is proposing that landlords look past a prospective renter's ding in their credit or even…

National

OR: Parole board requests bill to eliminate sex offender reclassification deadline

·February 23, 2019
·8 Comments

A local mom and alleged sexual assault survivors blasted a bill Friday that would get rid of the state's deadline for reclassifying sex offenders. "It's important to do it in…

National

OR: Living with a label

·January 6, 2019
·8 Comments

For most youth, childhood is a seemingly innocent and simple time, typically full of school work, play time and life lessons. But when a child becomes a registered sex offender…

General News

OR: Dad who attacked sex offender in court won’t face charges

·December 16, 2018
·4 Comments

Charges have been dropped against the father who attacked a former pastor during a federal court proceeding. Full Article

National

OR: Discovery of dog saves Oregon man from sex-crime conviction

·September 11, 2018
·6 Comments

[stltoday.com - 9/10/18] The discovery of a black Lab named Lucy led to the unravelling of a criminal case Monday against an Oregon man who had begun serving a 50-year…

National

OR: Let ________ live his life: Letter to the editor

·May 12, 2018
·4 Comments

[oregonlive.com 5/11/12] _______ should be given the opportunity to live his life ("Oregon State's _______ denies molesting girl, says 'nothing ever happened,' " May 7). The accusations and subsequent punishment…

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OR: He Was Convicted of Molesting a 6-Year Old. Should He Have a Future in Baseball?

·May 7, 2018
·20 Comments

[UPDATED LINKS 5/9/18] [nytimes.com 5/7/18] CORVALLIS, Ore. — __________, one of the best players in college baseball, and certainly its most controversial, strode to the mound, dusted away a patch…

National

OR: Retired social worker writes about pioneering work with sex offenders

·April 9, 2018
·1 Comment

[statesmanjournal.com] Conversations at the dinner table were different growing up in the Callahan home. When your mother is best known for her work with sex offenders, that’s to be expected.…

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OR: OSU to require students with felony convictions, sex-offender status to self-report

·February 16, 2018
·10 Comments

[katu.com] CORVALLIS, Ore. — Oregon State University said Thursday that a new policy will go into effect this fall that will require new and continuing students to self-report past felony…

National

OR: Starting in 2018, Life in Prison for Oregon Sex Crimes

·December 20, 2017
·48 Comments

NewscomOregon is about to enact one of the country's most draconian, carceral, and unnecessary "public safety" measures. Beginning on January 1, 2018, certain sex crimes committed in the state will come…

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OR: After 15 years, ex-lawyer branded as child molester wins a reversal

·December 7, 2017
·6 Comments

The Oregon Court of Appeals on Wednesday reversed the conviction of a former lawyer who was found guilty in 2002 of sexually touching a 10-year-old girl in the kitchen of…