DailyAstorian.com // MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2018
145TH YEAR, NO. 165
ONE DOLLAR
SURF PINES
‘Peeping Tom’
sentenced to
more than 35
years in prison
numerous complaints from
residents, for more than a
year leading up to Cazee’s
first arrest in February 2017.
After his release from jail
on those charges, he was
By JACK HEFFERNAN arrested again in April fol-
The Daily Astorian
lowing further investigation
by the sheriff’s office. He has
A Surf Pines man was sen- been held in jail on $2 mil-
tenced to more than 35 years lion bail.
in prison Friday after his
The crimes involved sev-
conviction on charges stem- eral young women — some
ming from several “peeping of whom were under 18
Tom” incidents in
years old — and
his neighborhood.
one man. Authori-
Kirk
Rich-
ties found several
ard Cazee, 56,
videos in Cazee’s
peered through bed-
possession that dis-
room windows and
played the victims in
recorded videos of
states of nudity and,
residents during pri-
sometimes, perform-
vate moments, a jury
ing sexual acts. The
Kirk
found after a four-
videos also picked
Cazee
day trial in Janu-
up audio of Cazee
ary. He was convicted on six whispering sexually explicit
counts of using a child in a language and zippers being
display of sexual conduct, undone. Deputies found
eight counts of invasion of during Cazee’s arrest that he
personal privacy, five counts was carrying a pair of binoc-
of stalking and four counts of ulars and some toilet paper,
which Deputy District Attor-
criminal trespass.
The Clatsop County Sher- ney Ron Brown called one of
iff’s Office had been investi- the case’s “smoking guns.”
gating a potential prowler in
See CAZEE, Page 7A
the Surf Pines area, based on
Cazee was
convicted of
23 charges
Former Astoria
wrestling coach
sentenced for
sex crimes
Medina gets
more than eight
years in prison
By JACK HEFFERNAN
The Daily Astorian
A former Astoria High
School wrestling coach and
Coast Guard officer was sen-
tenced Friday to more than
eight years in prison for sex
crimes in 2005.
Gary Medina was found
guilty in January of inappro-
priately touching a 17-year-
old girl who was living in his
home, as well as having sex
with her 15-year-old friend.
Circuit Court Judge Dawn
McIntosh delivered the ver-
dict following a two-day,
nonjury trial.
The punishment includes
Photos by Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian
Belly dancers entertain the crowd at the Festival of Dark Arts in Astoria.
SOGGY AND STOUT
By COLIN MURPHEY
The Daily Astorian
H
undreds of people turned up over the weekend for the Festival of Dark Arts at Fort George
Brewery. The event featured a wide selection of stout beers to choose from as spectators took
in live music and other attractions. Glass blowers, metal forgers, ice sculptors and performers
swinging fire around their heads thrilled the nearly capacity crowd for most of the day Satur-
day despite bad weather. The recently expanded brewery complex, combined with the shutdown
of a block of 14th Street on the west side of the building, allowed more space for this years’ event.
LEFT: Many workers at the Fort George Brewery were dressed up for the occasion. RIGHT: Robbie Frankel
prepares to blow glass. BELOW: Rain pours down on performers during the Festival of Dark Arts.
more than eight years for
first-degree unlawful sex-
ual penetration, more than
six years for first-degree sex
abuse and six months for
third-degree rape. McIntosh
ruled that the most lengthy
sentences will run concur-
rently, despite Deputy Dis-
trict Attorney Dawn Buz-
zard’s request that they run
consecutively. He also was
ordered to pay a $10,000 fine.
The mother of the woman
who Medina had sex with
at 15 years old spoke at the
sentencing hearing Friday.
She detailed how her daugh-
ter, months after her grand-
parents died unexpectedly,
became infatuated with
Medina, who was in his early
30s at the time. The relation-
ship continued on-and-off for
See MEDINA, Page 7A
From chemical salesman to gallery owner
Clayton follows
passion after
retirement
By BRENNA VISSER
The Daily Astorian
ANNON BEACH —
There’s a surprising
amount of crossover between
operating a chemical company
and owning an art gallery.
That’s how Joe Clayton,
the new managing director of
Bronze Coast Gallery in Can-
non Beach, sees it anyway.
At the end of last year, Clay-
ton retired after 34 years at
C
the Sea-Land Chemical Co. in
Westlake, Ohio, to pursue his
other passion: art.
“They actually have pretty
similar business models. I used
to represent and sell 40 high-
end chemicals. Now I’m rep-
resenting 40 high-end artists,”
he said.
Clayton took over the gal-
lery in January following the
retirement of Kim Barnett,
who has owned and operated
Bronze Coast for 25 years.
Clayton has spent the major-
ity of his career selling water
treatment chemicals like
industrial lubricants, but said
he has had a love and appre-
ciation for the arts for most of
his life.
He remembers touring
museums while he studied
abroad in Switzerland. He and
his wife, Marilyn, are ardent
art collectors, keeping col-
lections from every region in
which they have lived. When
possible, the two try to support
local artists by commissioning
pieces.
Brenna Visser/The Daily Astorian
See CLAYTON, Page 7A
Joe Clayton took over as managing director for Bronze
Coast Gallery in January.