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NORTH COAST THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2015 3A Lopez accused of additional sex abuse charges SODLQW ¿OHG LQ 'HFHPEHU He is charged with nine counts of third-degree sex- Three more women ual abuse, three counts per have come forward accus- victim. ing Warrenton chiropractor Third-degree sexual Dr. Adam Lopez of sexual abuse is a class A misde- abuse. meanor. Lopez, 59, was sen- Lopez, who has been in tenced in July to one year Clatsop County Jail since Adam in jail for sexually harass- July, appeared in Clatsop Lopez ing eight female patients County Circuit Court Fri- during their appointments day for a hearing on the dating back to 2009. new charges. He already pleaded The three new victims claim in not guilty at a hearing in January. the same time period between Sept. On Friday, Judge Philip Nelson 1, 2009 and Sept. 13, 2013 Lopez VHWD¿YHGD\WULDOWREHJLQ-XQH touched them and made them touch Six of the eight previous pa- him sexually, according to a com- tients and the three new victims By KYLE SPURR The Daily Astorian attended the hearing Friday. In addition to the new charges, Lopez appeared in court Friday for a probation violation hearing. As part of his original sentence, /RSH] LV VHUYLQJ ¿YH \HDUV SURED- tion. His probation includes paying DFRPSHQVDWRU\¿QHWRHDFK victim, a total of $40,000, within 90 days of his sentence. Chief Deputy District Attorney Ron Brown said Lopez violated his probation by only paying about $1,000 to each victim after 90 days. As of Friday, Lopez paid the re- maining balance. Lopez, a licensed Oregon chi- ropractor for 23 years, is unable to practice chiropractic medicine ZKLOHKHLVXQGHUWKH¿YH\HDUSUR- bation. His license from the Oregon Board of Chiropractic Examiners has been suspended since he was arrested in September. At North Coast Chiropractic Center in Warrenton, Lopez report- edly touched the groins of female patients inappropriately and at times used their bare feet to touch his crotch, according to information relayed to the chiropractic board. 7KH ¿UVW YLFWLP DW WKH WLPH came forward to report that Lopez had inappropriately touched her during three sessions in August and September 2013. During the third appointment, she told investigators that while Lopez was performing a stretch on her legs and transitioning from one leg to the other, he put his hand “across her vagina, touching her pubic area and then up the other thigh,” according to a chiropractic board report. After Lopez’s arrest was made public, several other women came forward and reported similar touch- ing during appointments, now in- cluding the three new victims. Lopez has held his chiroprac- tic license since 1990. He was disciplined in 2006 for having an intimate sexual relationship with a patient and was suspended for 30 days. He was required to pay a $5,000 civil penalty and attend an ethics program. Warrenton water shutoff set for Tuesday Haystack Rock captures another heart 0HOLVVD.H\VHULV+5$3¶V¿UVWHGXFDWLRQFRRUGLQDWRU WARRENTON — The city of Warrenton has scheduled a water shut- off from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday on Southwest and Northwest Birch Court between Southwest and Northwest First Street, and portions of Southwest First and Southwest Cedar Avenue. For information, call 503-861-2233. By ERICK BENGEL EO Media Group CANNNON BEACH — The Cannon Beach’s Haystack Rock Awareness Program has found its ¿UVW HGXFDWLRQ FRRUGLQDWRU LQ 0HOLVVD .H\VHU D 27-year-old Astoria resident who stepped into the new position Feb. 20. During every beach season, dozens of school JURXSV IURP 2UHJRQ DQG :DVKLQJWRQ WDNH ¿HOG trips to Haystack Rock so kids can learn about its bird and intertidal life from the program’s staff and volunteers. Scheduling these school groups, though, is a taxing and time-consuming process, said Saman- tha Ferber, coordinator of the Haystack Rock Awareness Program. With so many teachers re- questing time at the beach, competing for low- tide hours, Ferber came to realize that neither she nor the intern, who traditionally handled the education side of things, had time to do it them- selves. “You have a ton of teachers all wanting to come at the same time,” said Keyser, noting that, on some days, the tide is out for only two hours. “We want to get as many groups as we can, but coordi- QDWLQJZLWKWKHPLVVRPHWLPHVGLI¿FXOW´ Keyser works with the teachers to give them the days they need. So far, she’s scheduled about 30 school groups. That number is expected to rise as the main season for school groups (April through June) gets closer. Clubs, church groups, summer camps and other organizations likely will begin planning visits to Haystack Rock as well. Keyser also works on the beach as a staff interpreter and will be giving presentations on Haystack Rock’s ecology. Eventually, she would like to help Ferber write some of the program’s educational materi- als, which are based on the federal Common Core State Standards. Some of the program’s volunteers give presentations, with games or slide shows, to local classrooms either before or after students’ trips to the rock, where there’s an intertidal investi- gation station, an aquaria investigation station and a bird observation station. The funding for the part-time education coordi- nator’s position, amounting to $7,150, is secure until -XQHWKHHQGWKHFXUUHQW¿VFDO\HDU Special District (OHFWLRQ¿OLQJ deadline is Thursday ERICK BENGEL PHOTO By The Daily Astorian Melissa Keyser, 27, is the first education coordinator with the Haystack Rock Awareness Pro- gram. She is in charge of scheduling the school groups and other groups who visit the rock during beach season. The deadline for candi- dates to file in the Special District Election in May is Thursday. The May 19 election in- cludes positions on more than three dozen service dis- trict boards around Clatsop County, including the Port of Astoria, Clatsop Commu- nity College and Sunset Em- pire Transportation District. In addition, area school districts, rural fire districts, water and sewer districts will be on the election bal- lot. Candidates can file to run by fee or petition. For a complete list of all seats up for election, the re- TXLUHPHQWV IRU HDFK RI¿FH and other information, go to www.co.clatsop.or.us work and has donated her time to SOLVE’s beach cleanup efforts and Friends of Trees’ tree-planting projects. Though her mother likes to garden and her fam- ily went “glamping” (glamorous camping) in their camper on occasion, Keyser’s interest in protecting ‘So passionate’ WKHHQYLURQPHQWDURVHIURPDYHU\VSHFL¿FH[SHUL- Originally from the Portland metro area, Keyser ence: an environmental studies class she took while holds two bachelor’s degrees — in environmental still a senior at Southridge High School in Beaverton. studies and geography — from Portland State Uni- “I kind of just took it because it sounded interest- versity, where she graduated in 2010. ing, and I just loved it. I ended up just wanting to do “I’ve always been really passionate about pur- that,” she said. “That class really dictated my future.” VXLQJ VRPHWKLQJ LQ WKH HQYLURQPHQWDO ¿HOG´ VDLG If the education coordinator position continues to Keyser, who moved from Beaverton to Astoria with receive funding, Keyser hopes to remain in it while her husband, Matthew, two years ago. They have preparing for graduate school, not least because “I a 6-year-old son, Olin, and a 1-year-old daughter, love the people.” Juno. “I’ve just been looking at every job that I can “All the volunteers I’ve gotten to work with are ¿QGLQWKH1RUWK&RDVWUHJLRQ´ just so passionate — not, like, scary passionate, Keyser once worked for an eco-friendly auto de- but they are so passionate about what they’re do- tailing company, running its social media and setting ing,” she said. “They have such a wealth of knowl- up its blog and website. She’s also big on volunteer edge that I feel like I want to attain.” Before July, however, Ferber will make the case before the city’s budget committee that the position should be extended through October, which the City Council will have to approve. She will ask the city to fund the position at $14,300 annually, Ferber said. Two plead not guilty to attempted murder Seaside after a weeklong investiga- tion, according to Seaside Police. Both men were out on conditional Two men accused of attempted release for previous crimes when they murder for allegedly assaulting an- allegedly committed the attempted mur- other man with a hammer pleaded der, according to the Clatsop County’s not guilty Friday in Clatsop County 'LVWULFW$WWRUQH\¶V2I¿FH Circuit Court before Judge Cindee Fitch had been arrested Feb. 3 for Matyas. unlawful manufacturing of marijuana Kevin Michael Burnham, 25, within 1,000 feet of a school, posses- Joshua Lee Seaside, and Joshua Lee Fitch, 23, sion of methamphetamine and two Fitch Longview, Wash., appeared via vid- counts of child endangerment. eolink from Clatsop County Jail for Burnham was arrested Feb. 8 for the arraignment hearing Friday. possession of methamphetamine and Both are charged with attempted ¿UVWGHJUHH FULPLQDO WUHVSDVV DIWHU PXUGHU WZR FRXQWV RI ¿UVWGHJUHH Seaside Police found him squatting robbery, two counts of criminal in a Seaside residence. FRQVSLUDF\ ¿UVWGHJUHH DVVDXOW WZR Both men will appear in Clatsop counts of third-degree assault and County Circuit Court at 10:30 a.m. second-degree theft. April 3 for an early resolution confer- The robbery and theft charges re- ence for the attempted murder case late to Burnham and Fitch reportedly and for violating their conditional stealing the victim’s backpack. release. On Feb. 20, Seaside Police re- Kevin Michael Fitch is being held in jail on Burnham sponded to Providence Seaside Hos- $250,000 bail for the attempted mur- pital after receiving a report of a man der case and $50,000 on the previ- who had suffered a serious head injury. ous drug and child endangerment The man reported being assaulted with charges. Fitch is being represented by defense KDPPHUV E\ WZR RWKHU PHQ ODWHU LGHQWL¿HG lawyer James Von Boeckmann. as Burnham and Fitch. The victim was trans- Burnham’s bail is set at $250,000 for the at- ported to a Portland-area hospital, and later tempted murder case and $15,000 for the drug and released. criminal trespass charges. Burnham’s defense law- Fitch and Burnham were arrested Feb. 27 in yer is Rock Pizzo. By KYLE SPURR The Daily Astorian Parenting workshops offered in April, May Northwest Parenting is offering a “Parenting Now” series of workshops from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays, April 2 through May 14. The workshops pro- vides parents, providers and caregivers the opportunity to discover new tips and strategies for dealing with common childhood chal- lenges such as discipline, communication, stress man- agement, realistic expec- tations, child development and help when things break down. The workshops are held at the Warrenton Head Start center’s conference room, located at 200 S.W. Third St. The total cost for the series is $25, and scholar- ships are available. 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