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Reward Offered for Fugitive
T he M ultnom ah County D is
trict A tto rn ey ’s O ffice, in coop
eration w ith C rim e S toppers, is
asking for your help in identify
ing and apprehending an indi
vidual w anted for identity theft
and possession o f a controlled
substan ce.
O n M arch 21, a P ort o f P ort
land p o lic e o ffic er sto p p ed a
ca r in w h ic h the su sp e ct w as a
p assen g e r. T he in d iv id u a l ap
p eared to be u n d er the in flu
ence o f d ru g s, and th e o ffic er
lo cated w h at w as b eliev e d to
be co c ain e u n d er the seat. The
su spect w as c ite d fo r p o sse s
sion o f a c o n tro lle d su b stan ce
and released.
Police would like to hear from
anyone who may know this
m an's true identity.
W hen asked his nam e, the sus
pect gave the false last nam e of
Seeley w ith the correct inform a
tion o f a real individual by that
name. T he real Mr. Seeley was
later arrested, but then released
w hen it w as determ ined that the
suspect had apparently used the
v ictim ’s identity.
T he suspect is a w hite m ale,
w hose first nam e m ay be Adam.
Investigators w ould like to hear
from anyone w ho m ay know his
true identity and location.
C rim e Stoppers is offering a
cash rew ard o f up to $ 1,000 for
inform ation, reported to Crim e
Stoppers, w hich leads to an ar
rest in this case, or any unsolved
felony crim e, and you need not
give your name. Call Crime §top-
pers at 503-823-HELP.
Police Solve Child Abandonment
(A P ) - P olice have fo u n d the
m o ther o f a 2 -y ear-o ld g irl w ho
w as a b a n d o n e d a n d p a s s e d
am ong ca reg iv e rs, but w o u ld
not say w h ere she w as fo u n d
or w hy she ab a n d o n ed her
d au g h ter.
L isa M arie K insey, 21, o f Las
V egas ap p a ren tly is “try in g to
get aw ay fro m a p e rso n she
d o e sn ’t w an t an y th in g to do
w ith” and is c h o o sin g not to
have c o n ta c t w ith h e r fam ily ,
said Sgt. B rian Schm autz, a P o rt
land p o lic e spo k esm an .
K insey apparently left the girl,
D ina Jad e R oy, w ith so m eo n e
she barely knew in P ortland early
4 young girl remains in foster
care after being abandoned by
her mother.
la st m onth.
D ina w as initially handed from
c a re g iv e r to c a re g iv e r b efo re
Voice for Eco-Terrorists
Ordered to Testify
(A P )— Craig R osebraugh o f
Portland, a form er spokesm an
for a group o f m ilitant environ
m entalists seen as terrorists by
the FBI, says U.S. m arshals have
served him a subpoena to testify
before a congressional subcom
mittee.
T he H ouse subcom m ittee on
forests and forest health ordered
him to appear on Feb. 12, said
R osebraugh, w ho sent out new s
releases and spoke out on be
half o f the Earth Liberation Front.
In a new s release faxed to the
A ssociated Press on Thursday,
he said “m ore actions, like those
o f the ELF, are needed to stop
th e d e s tr u c tio n c a u s e d b y
g reedy, co rru p t co rp o ratio n s
and politicians."
He also com pared m em bers
o f C ongress to terrorists.
R osebraugh said agents have
c o n d u c te d tw o raid s on his
hom e. H e says he has received
seven subpoenas to appear b e
fore federal grand ju ries investi
gating the E L F but has repeat
edly refused to testify.
so m eb o d y c a lle d the state D e
p artm en t o f H u m an S erv ice s on
O ct. 17. D H S o b ta in e d te m p o
rary cu sto d y o f th e ch ild the
next day, an d p o lice b eg an lo o k
ing fo r h er p aren ts.
C a re g iv e rs p ro v id ed little in
fo rm a tio n to p o lice. N o o ne had
rep o rted a m issin g c h ild that
m a tc h e d D in a ’s d e s c rip tio n ,
m ak in g the in v e stig a tio n m ore
d ifficu lt, S ch m au tz said.
T h e M u ltn o m ah C o u n ty d is
tric t atto rn ey ’ s o ffice w ill d eter
m ine w h eth er to p u rsu e crim inal
ch arg es ag a in st the m o th er. T he
to d d ler rem ain s at a fo ste r hom e
an d in sta te cu sto d y .
Former Vanport Priest Suit
by A malie Y oung
T he A ssociated P ress
T w o w om en filed an $8.6 m il
lion law suit against the A rchdio
cese o f P o rtlan d on M onday,
claim ing they w ere repeatedly
abused by their priest and that a
nun w itnessed the abuse but did
nothing.
The women, sisters who are now
60 and 61 and identified only as P.L.
and R.E., alleged the abuse oc
curred in 1948, when their family
temporarily becam e homeless dur
ing the devastating Vanport flood.
Father C arl W achter often v is
ited the sisters — then 7 and 8 —
at the Christie School, a hom e for
girls operated by the archdiocese,
according to the lawsuit.
D uring those visits, W achter
repeatedly m olested the girls, ac
cording to court docum ents.
A nun w itnessed the abuse but
continued to take the girls to see
W achter, the suit alleges.
“W e have kept this as a sham e
ful and hum iliating secret for d e
cades,” the sisters said in a state
m ent released M onday. “W e wish
we had the strength to do this
m any years ago.”
W ach terd ied in January 1992.
He served as assistant pastor or
pastorffom 1939to 1983 in several
O reg o n parishes — including
M ilw aukie, L ebanon, M onroe,
C oos Bay and Portland.
A rchdiocese o f Portland C han
cellor M ary Jo Tully issued a state
ment on M onday, saying the arch
diocese "condem ns the abuse or
intentional neglect o f children.”
Still, the statem ent said, “D eal
ing with a law suit involving things
w hich allegedly happened more
than 50 years a g o ... and w hen the
priest w ho allegedly was involved
is long since dead, presents great
challenges to the legal system as
w ell as to the archdiocese.”
O regon law allow s victim s o f
child abuse to file claim s even if
alleged sexual abuse took place
decades earlier.
In 1999, the O regon Suprem e
C ourt ruled that the archdiocese
can be held liable as the em ployer
o f an abusive priest.
In their statem ent, the sisters
said they decided to com e for
w ard as an exam ple to oth er abuse
victims.
Evidence Gathered in Drowning
Portland Police Bureau detectives are looking
for any person w ho may have seen or talked with
a w om an w ho drow ned in the area o f the Ross
Island Bridge in the early m orning hours o f Sept. 29.
Shannon B ren M ahaffy, 23, w as found in the
W illam ette River. T he southeast Portland w om an
w as last seen at approxim ately 12:30 a.m. near the
intersection o f Pow ell B oulevard and Southeast
14lh A venue.
She w as w earing a black t-shirt, black denim
pants and black boots. M ahaffy w as d escribed as
a w hite female, 5 foot, 8 inches tall and weighing 130
pounds, w ith dark black hair.
A nyone w ith inform ation is asked to call D etec
tive Sergeant C heryl K anzler at (503) 823-0865 or
D etective Sergeant Paul W eatheroy at (503) 823-
0458.
Shannon Mahaffy
Mother to Stand Trial in Daughter’s Murder
( A P) - T ria l has b een set for
A ug. 12 fo r a G re sh am w om an
ch a rg ed w ith stra n g lin g h e r 20-
m o n th -o ld d a u g h te r d u rin g a
sta te -su p e rv ise d v isit at a park.
S h a ro n Y. W e sto n , 33, is
ch a rg ed w ith a g g ra v ate d m u r
d er in th e d eath o f A lex is M.
Lopez.
A cco rd in g to testim o n y by
G resham Police D etective Robert
Galbreath, W eston told him shortly
after the killing that she consid
ered shooting A lexis but co u ld n ’t
afford a gun.
G albreath testified that W eston
also considered drow ning the tod
dler, but said she w as concerned
that the pond at G resh am 's M ain
Sharon Y. Weston-
City Park was too “out in the open"
and som eone could revive the
child.
Galbreath said W eston told him
she got the idea to strangle A lexis
from a television program and
brought a cord from her jack et to
the visit.
T he State Office for Services to
C hildren and Fam ilies took cus
tody o f A lexis in O ctober 2000
after W eston threatened to kill
h erself and the girl. In the past
several years, W eston had lost
custody o f tw o other children.
O n July 11, W eston m et Dale
A. K raft, an em ployee o f the state
agency, and the trio drove to the
park, police said.
Not long after arriving, Kraft let
W eston push her daughter around
in a stroller and then lost sight o f
them , G albreath said.
E v e n tu a lly ,
W eston
stran g led the girl w ith the c o rd ,”
G a lb re a th said.
W e sto n to ld p o lice sh e then
p u sh e d th e ch ild in the stro lle r
o u t o f th e w oods an d alo n g a
path u n til she saw the n earb y
G resh am F uneral C hapel, w hich
sh e th o u g h t w a s a c h u r c h .
W esto n a p p ro a ch ed m o u rn ers
o u tsid e an d ask ed “if th e re w as
anyone w h o co u ld pray fo r h e r,”
G alb re ath said.
O ne o f the m ourners asked her
w hy, and W eston replied, “B e
cause I really need praying for
right now ,” G albreath said.
W eston told detectives she had
decided to kill her daughter after a
court hearing a few days earlier
that left h er certain that h er paren
tal rights would be terminated.
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