Six Oregon Men on SBC List of Baptist Sexual Abusers Six Oregon men are on an official SBC list of accused Baptist sexual abusers. The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) released a list naming over 700 men accused of sexually abusing or assaulting people in Baptist churches. Over 50 of the accused abusers were in western […]
Teen Raped at Graduation Party Sues Attacker and Parent who Furnished Alcohol
October 8, 2019 By
A recent 1.04-million-dollar lawsuit was filed in Jackson County on behalf of an Oregon teen who was raped at her high school graduation party. The lawsuit names both the alleged attacker, Joseph Moeller, as well as Julene Erskine, a 62-year-old woman who furnished alcohol for teens at the graduation party. At the time of the […]
Save the “Ancient Documents” Exception!
January 18, 2016 By
The “ancient documents” exception to the hearsay rule is under attack. Specifically, the Judicial Conference Advisory Committees on Evidence Rules has proposed abrogating Federal Rule of Evidence 803(16). Usually, out of court statements (“hearsay”) are not admissible as evidence. There are many exception to this general rule. One longstanding exception has been for “ancient documents” […]
Oregon High School Teacher Gregg Martin Jensen Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing Student
August 7, 2014 By
54-year-old Liberty High School social studies teacher Gregg Martin Jensen has pled guilty to sexually abusing a 16-year-old student. Jensen was facing 19 counts of abuse and pled guilty to 3 counts Thursday in Washington County Circuit Court in Hillsboro, Oregon. According to Oregon Live, “Jensen was indicted in May on 19 counts of encouraging […]
Melvin Stout — Registered Sex Offender Arrested
August 5, 2014 By
Melvin “Bud” Richard Stout Jr., a 55-year-old Eugene, Oregon resident was arrested July 31, 2014 at his home after the Oregon State Police Criminal Investigations Division received information that Stout had provided alcohol and sexually abused a 15-year-old girl. Melvin Stout is a registered sex offender in Oregon based upon a 1996 conviction of sex […]
Timur Dykes — Boy Scouts Perversion Files
July 25, 2014 By
The 1987 BSA “Ineligible Volunteer” file on Timur Dykes, a former Portland Boy Scout volunteer, is a telling example of how the BSA’s system of blackballing accused pedophiles failed to catch an unknown number of child molesters in Scouting. Dykes was an Assistant Scout Master and then Scout Master with Troop 719 in Portland, a […]
Ronald Patterson — Boy Scouts Perversion Files
July 14, 2014 By
Ronald Patterson is one of the thousands of men the Boy Scouts of America added to its secret list of “Ineligible Volunteers” over the decades. Like the other men found in the BSA’s confidential “Perversion Files,” Patterson was caught sexually molesting Boy Scouts. In Patterson’s case, he sexually fondled several boys in Troop 112 while […]
Ronald Patterson — Boy Scout Perversion Files
July 14, 2014 By
Ronald Patterson is one of the thousands of men the Boy Scouts of America added to its secret list of “Ineligible Volunteers” over the decades. Like the other men found in the BSA’s confidential “Perversion Files,” Patterson was caught sexually molesting Boy Scouts. In Patterson’s case, he sexually fondled several boys in Troop 112 while […]
Oregon Hospitals Launch Early Discussion and Resolution Program
July 1, 2014 By
A new Oregon law gives patients options for addressing medical malpractice problems that result in serious physical injuries. The Oregon Patient Safety Commission’s “Early Discussion and Resolution” program goes into effect today, July 1, 2014. Under this new law, health care patients or providers may give notice of any “adverse healthcare incidents” to the Patient […]
James Frederick Peetz — Boy Scouts Perversion Files
June 26, 2014 By
In December 1987, James Frederick Peetz of Beaverton Oregon registered as a volunteer for the Boy Scouts of America with Cub Scout Pack 763 in Beaverton, Oregon. Four months later, his registration was suspended when James Frederick Peetz pleaded guilty and was convicted of sexual abuse in the first degree. In May 1988, the name […]