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Counselor
Admits to
Sexual Abuse
(A P ) - A fo rm e r fe m a le c o u n s e lo r at
S t. M a r y ’s H o m e fo r B o y s a d m itte d to
S te w a rt-B a rre tt p le a d e d g u ilty to c o n ­
trib u tin g to th e se x u al d e lin q u e n c y o f a
m in o r a n d se x u a l a b u se , b o th m is d e m e a n ­
o rs. S h e a lso p le a d e d g u ilty to e s c a p e , a
felon y .
A t h e r J u ly 8 s e n te n c in g , S te w a rt-
B a rre tt fa c e s a m a x im u m o f n in e y e a rs in
p riso n a n d a $ 1 2 0 ,0 0 0 fin e. S h e is fre e o n
h e r o w n re c o g n iz a n c e .
se x u a l in v o lv e m e n t w ith a 1 6 -y e a r-o ld
A fte r th e h e a rin g , sh e b ro k e d o w n c r y ­
re s id e n t a n d to h e lp in g h im a n d a frie n d
in g in th e a rm s o f a frie n d o u tsid e th e
escape.
co u rtro o m .
H e a th e r S te w a rt-B a rre tt, 2 9 , a d m itte d
T h e u n g u a r d e d s c h o o l is f o r b o y s
M o n d a y to h a v in g se x w ith a b o y u n d e r
w h o h a v e e m o tio n a l o r b e h a v io r a l p r o b ­
18. S h e a ls o sa id sh e h e lp e d th e b o y a n d a
le m s. It h o u s e s 5 4 y o u th s a n d is o n e o f
1 5 -y e a r-o ld frie n d fro m th e sc h o o l e v a d e
th e s t a t e ’s la r g e s t h o m e s f o r v io le n t
a u th o ritie s by a llo w in g th e m to sta y a t h e r
y o u th o f f e n d e r s .
T h e b o y s e s c a p e d D ec . 2 9 w h ile a t­
A lo h a a p a rtm e n t.
T h e tw o b o y s w e re ta k e n in to c u s to d y
te n d in g a g ir ls ’ b a s k e tb a ll g a m e a t L a k e
a n d S te w a rt-B a rre tt w a s a rre s te d Ja n . 7.
O s w e g o H ig h S c h o o l w ith m e n to r S te v e
T h e sc h o o l fire d h e r th a t d ay .
D u in , a c o lu m n is t fo r T h e O re g o n ia n .
May 22,2002
Man Charged With Shooting Priest
d e d ic a te d o u rse lv e s to
(A P) — A judge set bail o f
seeking solace for victim s
$150,000 Friday for a B alti­
and fair punishm ent for
more man charged with shoot­
perpetrators, goals w hich
ing a priest he accused o f
we have pursued but have
m olesting him.
not alw ays succeeded in
T h e ru lin g cam e afte r a
a c h ie v in g , f o r m a n y
p s y c h ia tris t te stifie d th at
years,” K eeler w rote in an
2 6 - y e a r - o l d D o n te e D.
opinion piece in T he (B al­
S to k es po sed no d an g e r to
tim ore) Sun. “ I apologize
h im s e lf o r oth ers.
for instances in w hich our
District Judge H. Gary Bass
Rev. Maurice Blackwell
Dontee Stokes
efforts
have failed.”
ordered Stokes to rem ain un­
Keeler
said
Blackwell
was restored
praying for his recovery, and he is
der house arrest at an au n t’s hom e
to
priestly
duties
after
three
m onths
rem orseful for his actions,” Siebert
far from the neighborhood where
o
f
psychiatric
evaluations.
Blackwell
said.
the Rev. M aurice Blackwell was
rem ained a pastor until 1998, w hen
Meanwhile, Cardinal William Keeler
shot M onday. Blackwell, 56, was in
he w as rem oved after adm itting to a
apologized Friday for the first tim e to
fair condition Friday.
relationship w ith another teen-ager,
those
sex
u
ally
abused
by
R
om
an
Stokes will be fitted with an elec­
according
to the archdiocese.
Catholic
priests
and
said
he
regrets
tronic m onitoring device.
“
In
light
o f w hat has occurred and
reinstating
Blackwell
back
in
1993
af­
Dr. Stephen Siebert testified he
o
f
w
hat
was
revealed in 1998,1 would
ter
Stokes
accused
him.
talked Thursday to Stokes for about
not
m
ake
the
sam e decision today,”
“W
e
know
that
there
have
been
2 Vi hours in jail and he was “coher­
K
eeler
said.
painful
breaches
o
f
trust,
and
have
ent and easy to follow .” “He is
Suspect in Theft, Fraud Wanted
THE NEW GAME WITH THE GOLD BALL.
them back “a key.” U pon arriving
T he P o rtlan d P o lice B u re a u ’s
at the cabin the person w ound
F in an cial E ld e r C rim es U n it, in
find, not only did the key not work,
c o o p e ratio n w ith C rim e S to p ­
other “renters” w ere also there.
p ers, is ask in g fo r y o u r h elp in
A n d erso n is a 3 4 -y ea r-o ld ,
lo catin g an d ap p re h en d in g R i­
w
hite
m ale w ith a date o f birth o f
ch a rd P au l “R ic k ” A n d erso n .
June
17,1967.
A nderson is 6 foot
A felony no-bail arrest w arrant,
2
inches
tall
and
w eighs approxi­
charging A nderson with first-de­
m
ately
220
pounds,
w ith brow n
gree theft on file in M ultnom ah
hair, blue eyes, and a scar on his
County. In addition, Clark County,
Richard Anderson
right ear.
W ashington holds an arrest w ar­
Crime Stoppers isoffering acash
rant charging A nderson w ith forg­
reward o f up to $ 1,000 for inform ation, reported
ery o f checks.
to C rim e Stoppers, that leads to an arrest in this
A c c o rd in g to in v e s tig a to r s , o n e o f
case, or any unsolved felony crim e, and you
A nderson’s scams involved advertising a cabin
need not give your nam e. Call C rim e Stoppers
for rent. W hen a person sent their m oney to
at503-823-HELP.
A nderson, to rent the cabin, he w ould send
State Violates Rights of Mentally 111
(AP) - A federal judge has orderd the Oregon
State Hospital to find a bed for any m entally ill
inmate who is unfit to stand trial within one week.
U.S. D istrict Judge O w en P anner issued the
order last w eek. He says the state is violating
the due process rights o f m entally ill inm ates
by m aking them w ait in county jails for w eeks
or m onths before getting a transfer to the state
hospital for psychiatric care.
H e says the state’s behavior “dem onstrates
a deliberate indifference” to the mentally ill and
their rights.
T he O regon State H ospital is required by
law to treat inm ates found m entally unfit to
stand trial.
P an n er’s opinion w as a response to a law ­
suit filed M arch 19 by attorneys for the O regon
A dvocacy C enter and the M etropolitan Public
D efenders Service in M ultnom ah C ounty. The
suit argued that dozens o f m entally ill inm ates
languish in county ja ils across the state for as
long as a m onth on average.
Hoffman to Build Student Center
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H offm an C onstruction Co. o f Portland has
been selected as the general contractor for a
new students services center on the V ancouver
cam pus o f W ashington State University.
The project includes a new 17,700 square
foot tw o-story building, as w ell as renovation
and expansion o f the adjacent bookstore bui ld-
ing.
The new building will house student services
staff, including admissions, financial aid, regis-
tration, and career services. The remodeled book­
store will be used for multi-purpose training
space. The building is set to open in the fall of
2004, depending upon funding.
H offm an has com pleted a num ber o f univer­
sity projects, including recent projects at Reed
C ollege, U niversity o f O regon Law School,
O regon H ealth Sciences U niversity’s School
o f N ursing and U niversity o f Idaho.
T his project is H o ffm an ’s first w ith W SU .
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