Midvalley news briefs: Student success, new judges, NAACP forum Salem Statesman Journal © Courtesy of Seema and Misha Mohindra Arnav Mohindra, a junior at South Salem High School, poses for a portrait. Mohindra earned perfect scores in the ACT and PSAT, as well as a near-perfect score on the SAT.
Salem student earns high marks
Arnav Mohindra, a junior at South Salem High School, recently earned perfect scores on the ACT and PSAT, as well as a near-perfect score 1590/1600 on the SAT.
According to ACT officials, fewer than half of 1% of students who take the ACT earn the same top score. In the U.S. high school graduating class of 2020, only 5,579 out of 1.67 million students who took the ACT earned a top composite score of 36.
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Sex charges lodged against former McMinnville resident
A Salem resident, who formerly lived in McMinnville, was arraigned last Friday in Marion County Circuit Court on felony child sex abuse charges.
Luis Fernando Del Rio Jr., 35, is charged with six counts of first-degree sexual abuse and four counts of first-degree sodomy.
A Salem Police Department investigation alleges he victimized four children. His wife operated a childcare business in the couple’s home, according to police.
He has also used the names Fernando, Freddy and Nando, and has also lived in Twin Falls, Idaho, in addition to McMinnville.
Anyone with knowledge of victimization or suspects victimization by Del Rio is encouraged to contact the Salem Police Criminal Investigations Section at 503-588-6050.
Federal judge stops Hernandez bid to block expulsion vote
Oregon House has scheduled action on three-term Portland Democrat for Tuesday, Feb. 23
A federal judge has cleared the way for the Oregon House to vote on whether Rep. Diego Hernandez should be expelled on multiple violations of a legislative rule against sexual harassment.
Though Judge Ann Aiken turned aside state arguments that the U.S. District Court has no authority in the dispute, she also denied the request by the Portland Democrat for a temporary restraining order to block further proceedings against him.
The House is scheduled to take up the recommendation from its Committee on Conduct during a floor session scheduled Tuesday, Feb. 23. A two-thirds majority is required under the Oregon Constitution for expulsion, which would be a first in Oregon s 162 years of statehood.
Hernandez resigns before potential expulsion vote February 22 2021
East Multnomah County Democrat lost bid in federal court to block proceedings in the Oregon House.
State Rep. Diego Hernandez has resigned in advance of a scheduled vote to expel him from the Oregon House on multiple violations of a legislative rule against sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment.
The Portland Democrat sent an email to the House chief clerk and the Oregon secretary of state on Sunday, Feb. 21, that he would resign effective March 31. His formal letter, received Monday, Feb. 22, now says his resignation takes effect March 15.
Hernandez, 33, was in his third term from District 47 in East Portland.
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