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But those that simply want to join the bandwagon against us will not be paid a dime.” “I’m owed literally thousands of dollars,” says Farris. “I probably won’t get anything, and I don’t care at this point.” Instead, Farris is organizing past employees who feel they’ve been taken advantage of by Wilgus and rounding them up for a protest in front of Casey’s. Farris says he is trying to put the rally together in a couple of weeks. Just Out will continue to report on this story as more information becomes available. — Ryan J. Prado S T A R ’S P O R T L A N D 'S A N T I Q U E S MA L L S Portland's largest selectionof antiques, collectibles & extraordinan / items. 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Heater originally pressed charges against McCune in 2009 immediately following the in cident—in which Heater claimed McCune had called him a “fucking faggot hitch” after punch ing him and knocking his cell phone out of his hand when he attempted to call the police dur ing a scuffle outside Casey’s. During the trial, McCune didn’t deny that in the heat of the mo ment he called Heater a “faggot,” hut he claimed he did not punch Heater. The district attorney’s office admitted it made an administrative error in 2009 when it mailed Massage Theni/ry Pnygrani Join us to learn more about our therapeutic, evidence based curriculum. Financial Aid is available to those who qualify. WWW.JUSTOUT.COM “ [The D.A.] lost pretty much all of my witnesses in the mean time ... either lost them or their numbers had changed or they moved away. If I would have had my witnesses, they could have backed up everything I was saying.” — AIRICK HEATER Heater’s trial notices to Minnesota—to another man named “Erich.” “[The D.A.] lost pretty much all of my wit nesses in the meantime,” says Heater, “either lost them or their numbers had changed or they moved away. If I would have had my witnesses, they could have backed up everything I was saying.” Heater says that because he had only one wit ness—who testified that he saw McCune punch Heater but heard no slurs—his testimony seemed at almost comical odds with those of McCune and his witnesses, who claimed that they were receiving threatening responses while bumming cigarettes, thereby placing the intimi dation charge on shaky grounds. McCune says there’s good reason for the rift in accounts of the incident. “I was arrested and put on trial for things that did not happen,” claims McCune. “Airick was the aggressor that night and he realized his best weapon to get at me was the police, the D.A., a judge and a whole lot of media. If I really were the person Airicks saying I am, then he would be doing an amazing thing. But I’m not that person.” Judge Adrienne Nelson imposed 18 months of bench probation, 80 hours of community ser vice, a S300 fine and ordered that McCune have no contact with Heater as part of his sentence. Deputy District Attorney Adam Gibbs—who represented Heater during the two-day trial— echoed Heater’s frustrations regarding the rul ing on the charge of intimidation. However, he disagreed with Heater’s assessment that the I). A.’s role in the re-emergence of the case was not a strong enough reaction—even if almost two years had passed. “I am certainly of the opinion that this case was given a high level of attention both in my office and in the police bureau once the case came back to our attention,” says Gibbs. “I do not believe that administrative errors played any role in the outcome of this case.” Just Out willfollow up on this story as needed. MASSAGE THERAPY PREVIEW NIGHTS February 1, 6-8 p.m. March 1, 6-8 p.m. Call To RSVP (503) 206-3209 (800) 641-5641 University of Western States, 2900 NE 132nd Ave. Portland, OR 97230 www.wsmassagetherapy.com — Ryan J. Prado Vancouver Teen’s Blog Breaking Boundaries Airick Heater at the June 12 community forum on gay bashing incidents in Portland Vancouver, Wash, high school student Brad Usselman—along with cross-country friend Benjamin Newcomer—teamed up in December 2010 to create a blog detailing their lives as teenaged gay athletes. 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