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Sexual Abuse by Oregon Jail Guard Nets Probation; Defense Attorney Blames Victim
Loaded on April 15, 2014
published in Prison Legal News
April, 2014, page 48
Filed under:
Staff-Prisoner Assault,
Aramark,
Staff-Staff Harassment,
Contractor Misconduct,
Guard Misconduct,
Jail Misconduct.
Location:
Oregon.
A former Oregon jail guard was sentenced to probation for sexually abusing a female prisoner after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge; his defense attorney blamed the incarcerated victim while the prosecutor defended the light sentence. The guard, Eddie James Miller, 60, was later accused of sexually harassing a co-worker. ...
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