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Thursday, July 7, 2016 NORTHWEST Portland chief: Dispute with More health insurers leave Bend market East Oregonian Page 2A stepson ‘not my inest hour’ BEND (AP) — Two more health insurance carriers say they won’t sell indi- vidual policies in Oregon’s Deschutes County in 2017. The Tuesday announce- ment adds to what has already been a signiicant exodus and leaves Deschutes residents with few options, reported The Bend Bulletin. Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon and BridgeSpan Health will not sell individual policies in the county, and BridgeSpan will also stop selling such policies in Crook and Jefferson coun- ties. Their departure leaves only three carriers selling those policies in Deschutes County next year: Health By STEVEN DUBOIS Associated Press PORTLAND — The new police chief in Portland said a 2002 confrontation with a stepson that led to an allegation of physical abuse was not his “inest hour,” but he doesn’t plan to quit over it. Mike Marshman issued the statement Tuesday after complying with a media request to release details from the investigation, the existence of which came to light days after Marshman replaced scandal-plagued Larry O’Dea on June 27. “In reading the investi- gative reports for the irst time this weekend, I was reminded of and felt sadness over a failed relationship,” Marshman said. “It was a volatile situation and I grabbed my stepson and shoved him up against the wall. I realize that this encounter was not my inest hour as a parent and is a moment that I regret.” The disclosure has yet to cause any widespread call for Marshman to follow O’Dea out the door, a development that would mirror the situa- tion in Oakland, California, where the mayor last month replaced two chiefs in less than a week amid a sex scandal involving oficers and a teenage prostitute. Mayor-elect Ted Wheeler said before the accusation became known that he would conduct a national search for a police chief when he takes over in January. Portland’s most recent ive chiefs, including Marshman, have come up through the ranks. The investigation into Marshman’s conduct began in June 2006, coincidentally the same month then-Chief Derrick Foxworth lost his position because of a scandal. Police received an anonymous letter alleging Marshman, a sergeant at the time, abused a stepson in 2002. Marshman and the stepson’s mother were divorced in 2005. After the June letter failed to jumpstart much of probe, a second anonymous note arrived in August. Detectives Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian/Oregon live via AP, ile This June 27 ile photo shows Portland Police Capt. Mike Marshman at a ceremony before he is announced as the new Police Chief in Portland. The new Portland police chief has released reports from an investigation into whether he abused a teenage stepson. then contacted the ex-wife and stepson, both of whom denied sending the letters and agreed to submit handwriting samples. According to the lead detective’s report, the ex-wife was hesitant to discuss the allegation before acknowl- edging the letters contained truth. The ex-wife said she wasn’t home during the alter- cation, but questioned her son the following day after seeing bruises on his neck. The boy who was 16 or 17 years old at the time told her that Marshman had grabbed him by throat and drove his head into a wall. The woman took and saved photos of the bruises and the dented wall, providing them to the detective. The stepson told the detec- tive that the choke happened when Marshman, with whom he had a poor relationship, told him to turn off a light and he responded with an expletive and then repeated it. The stepson said his relationship with Marshman changed after the choke. He stated that “he felt as if he had one up on his dad and that his dad owed him something because of being ‘in deep (trouble),”’ the report said. The troubled family went to three counseling sessions after the altercation, but did not mention the physical contact to the therapist. The ex-wife told the detective it was because they feared divulging such information might hurt Marshman’s career. The Multnomah County District Attorney’s ofice declined to prosecute, saying the injury wasn’t serious enough for a felony charge and any misdemeanor charge, such as harassment or attempted criminal mistreat- ment, was beyond the statute of limitations. Marshman ascended from captain to the chief’s job last week. He replaced O’Dea, who remains under investi- gation for not being forthright about accidentally shooting his friend in the back during a camping trip on the other side of the state. City and police oficials received strong criticism for not promptly alerting the public that O’Dea had been involved in a shooting. Marshman jumped over several assistant chiefs to get the top job, as they are under scrutiny for not telling the city’s Independent Police Review Division about O’Dea’s off-duty shooting. Marshman said he hopes releasing the details of his investigation will boost coni- dence in the transparency of the department. Mayor Charlie Hales, who did not seek a second term, continues to support Marshman. He cited work Marshman has done in imple- menting reforms mandated by the Justice Department after a inding that Portland police too often roughed up the mentally ill. Girl allegedly groped on light seeks $10M Kidney transplant Gov. Inslee speaks survivor wants Rio at Redmond trip despite Zika mosque PORTLAND (AP) — The lawyer for a 13-year-old girl who told police she was groped on a light to Portland, Oregon, seeks $10 million in a federal lawsuit against American Airlines and the passenger accused of the crime. Attorney Brent Goodfellow iled the suit Tuesday in Portland, alleging the June incident caused his client extreme fear and psychological trauma. American Airlines spokesman Matt Miller says the company is reviewing the lawsuit while continuing to cooperate with an FBI investigation. The suspect, 26-year-old Chad Camp, remains in a Portland jail after pleading not guilty to abusive sexual contact. Authorities have said an attendant on the Dallas- to-Portland light was delivering snacks when she noticed Camp’s hand in the victim’s crotch area. She saw the girl shed a single tear and quickly separated the two. A witness said Camp consumed at least four mixed drinks shortly before the light. EUGENE (AP) — Defending Olympic champion Aries Merritt says he’ll go to Brazil if he makes the U.S. team, even though Zika poses a greater risk to him because he’s less than a year removed from a kidney transplant. The 110-meter hurdler said doctors urged him to skip his repeat chance because the mosquito-borne virus could impact him worse than most due to the transplant. But Merritt says he’ll take the chance because, at 30, he doesn’t know if it will come around again. Merritt won bronze at last year’s world champi- onships with his kidneys barely functioning because of a genetic disorder. He received the transplant from his sister less than a week later. Still healing, he’ll try to qualify for the U.S. team at Olympic trials starting Friday. To subscribe, call 1-800-522-0255 or go online to www.eastoregonian.com and click on ‘Subscribe’ East Oregonian (USPS 164-980) is published daily except Sunday, Monday and Dec. 25, by the EO Media Group, 211 S.E. Byers Ave. Pendleton, OR 97801. 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