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SALEM — The Oregon Senate voted unanimously on Monday, April 12, to pass Bailey’s Bill. The bill, named for Weston-McEwen High School student Bailey Munck, increases penalties for criminal sexual contact with an underage victim if the offender was the victim’s teacher. If approved by the House and signed by Gov. Kate Brown, the legislation fixes a discrepancy. Currently, a coach convicted of sexual abuse in the third degree receives harsher penalties than a teacher who commits the exact same crime. Munck, now 17, testified on March 25 to the Oregon Senate’s judiciary commi...

Bailey Munck. What an incredible "silence breaker" at 17 years old. She too deserves to be on the cover of Time magazine, like the women in 2017 who launched the “me too” movement and began to hold accountable men who abuse their power and take. I’m proud of my dad, Senator Bill Hansell, for not just listening to his constituents but taking action, for advocating to close the existing loophole that allows teachers be held to a lesser account in how they behave with students then coaches are. It's time to fix that loophole. Bailey and her family picked the right senator. My dad,...

ATHENA — Bailey Munck steeled herself. In a few short minutes, the 17-year-old Weston-McEwen High School student would testify to the Senate judiciary committee of the Oregon Legislature via video chat. Munck fought her nerves as she thought about the intensely personal information she was about to share with total strangers. The testimony on March 25 would be in support of “Bailey’s Bill,” named after her. Sponsored by Sen. Bill Hansell, R-Athena, and Sen. Kathleen Taylor, D-Milwaukie, the proposed legislation would increase penalties for criminal sexual contact with an u...