La Pine man escapes life sentence for rape due to 'technicality'
A La Pine man got out of a life sentence for rape because of wording chosen by a trial court in the 1980s.
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A La Pine man got out of a life sentence for rape because of wording chosen by a trial court in the 1980s.
Local children in foster care now have 14 more CASA volunteers advocating for them. On October 28th, fourteen new Court Appointed Special Advocates, or CASA volunteers, were sworn in remotely by Judge Bethany Flint. The CASA volunteers represent the child's best interest in court and in the community during their time in foster care. All volunteers complete a thorough training process that includes 40 hours of trauma-informed training, a background check, and an interview with a Judge before being sworn-in as an officer of the court and assigned a child or sibling group currently in foste...