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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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NOVEMBER 17, 2001
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