McMinnville sex case shocks Oregon town
McMinnville, Oregon faces a sex scandal involving Debi Mercer, wife of the local district attorney, who pleaded guilty to sexual abuse and official misconduct for kissing a 14 year old boy. The case, linked to her role at Patton Middle School, led to disciplinary actions against school staff and generated community backlash over the lenient 30 day house arrest and five year probation.
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Yamhill County
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12-year-old girl sues school over sex harassment
Eve Bruneau, 12, files federal suit against South Kortright Central School alleging a sexually hostile environment. She says male classmates spat on her, called her names, and snapped her bra, hurting grades and causing a school transfer. The suit seeks damages and staff training. Pat Schofield hopes the case stops such behavior.
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Albany
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Eve Bruneau
South Kortright Central School
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South Kortright School Board
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Honors student incorrigible after curfew arrest
Siri Kvalvik, top in her Phoenix high school class, was arrested in May 1998 for breaking a 10 p.m. curfew while with two friends in a Clifton, Texas park. Photographed and fingerprinted, she says officers denied her rights. The juvenile court labeled her incorrigible, a decision the family is appealing. Siri plans to study medicine and attend a summer biology honors program.
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Texas
Siri Kvalvik
Phoenix
Kvalvik
Siri
April Kvalvik
Kvalviks
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