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On February 11, 2022, the honorable Judge Alycia Kersey sentenced Joseph Elmer Woods to the care, custody, and control of the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) for a period of 350 months, based on pleas to charges involving Wood’s sexual abuse of an unrelated, 9-yr old child. The court made the specific finding that Woods is a drug-dependent person and recommended that DOC offer treatment.
Read MoreJackson County, Ore. – Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) detectives believe a man investigated on child luring and abuse charges in Texas and in Jackson County may have more victims. Robert Bernard Ernst, 38, formerly of Medford, has been in federal custody in Texas since the spring of 2018 after an arrest for enticement of a minor for indecent purposes.
Read MoreWashington, D.C. - Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce, today pressed Olympic leaders for answers about the pervasiveness of sexual misconduct within the U.S. Olympic community. During a hearing before the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Walden examined whether the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has adequate policies and procedures in place to protect athletes at all levels of sport from abuse.
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