Oregon lawmakers close gap law for sexual misconduct by doctors highlighted in KATU Investigation скачать в хорошем качестве

Oregon lawmakers close gap law for sexual misconduct by doctors highlighted in KATU Investigation

Oregon lawmakers unanimously approved legislation to close a gap in Oregon's sex abuse law - uncovered in a KATU Investigation after a Clackamas County grand jury failed to indict a doctor accused of sexually abusing more than 100 of his patients. Senate Bill 974 makes it a crime for doctors to lie to their patients and sexually abuse them under the guise of medical care. Previously, some prosecutors ceded to an exception in the state's sex abuse law for medical care. Clackamas County DA John Wentworth cited that exception in a KATU Investigation into the Farley case and the lack of charges from the grand jury. This year, Senator Mark Meek sponsored the legislation to change the state sexual abuse law. 0:00 - Oregon law for sexual misconduct by doctors trails other states: https://bit.ly/3qgS2Zf 8:00 - Lawmaker aims to close legal loophole protecting doctors who abuse: https://bit.ly/3qfO9ns 11:10 - Legislators close gap in sex abuse law: https://bit.ly/3N0R7VJ The case of former West Linn doctor David Farley sparked the bill after the grand jury declined criminal charges. That decision came despite sexual assault accusations from more than 100 former patients that led the Oregon Medical Board to take the exceedingly rare step to revoke his license. "Senate Bill 974 is specifically tailored to hold healthcare professionals accountable for exploiting the inherent power and trust differential between a doctor and a patient," Rep. Lisa Reynolds said shortly before the pill passed. Though Reynolds said police and prosecutors had a "somewhat laissez faire" approach in their investigation of Farley and provided "tremendous benefit of the doubt" to him, she said it was nonetheless necessary to close the loophole. "While we can’t predict what would’ve been the outcome on this specific case described if the bill had been law at the time, the case shines a light on the gap in Oregon’s criminal code, and Senate Bill 974 helps close that gap," Reynolds said on the house floor. The legislation creates crime of sexual abuse by fraudulent representation, punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. _______________ Stay up to date with our social media: KATU on Facebook:   / katunews   KATU on Twitter:   / katunews   Subscribe to KATU on YouTube:    / @katunews   Daily News Playlist:    • KATU Daily News Playlist   For more information, visit https://katu.com/ Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 503.231.4222 KATU is a OR based station and a ABC Television affiliate owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. #KATU #Katu2abc #Portland