Deception bill passes Oregon Legislature, banning police from lying to youth
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Deception Bill Passes in Oregon, Banning Police from Lying to Youth During Interrogations
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Opinion: Oregon should pay those who are wrongfully convicted
Updated Feb 17, 2021;
Posted Feb 17, 2021
Oregon is one of 15 states that don t offer financial compensation to those who are wrongfully convicted, the author writes.pixabay
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Thatcher, R-Keizer, represents Senate District 13 in the Oregon Legislature.
Earl Bain was going through a difficult divorce after returning from his tour of duty in Afghanistan when he was wrongfully convicted by a nonunanimous jury for sexual abuse. Despite no physical evidence against him, Earl spent six years behind bars and was forced to register as a sex offender
after his release in 2019.
Last August, he received a rare pardon from the governor. Not only did the witness who accused him of the crime recant her testimony, but even the Malheur County district attorney supported his pardon, as news organizations reported. Just as Earl had insisted all along, he was innocent.