Oregon lawmaker proposes change to sex offender laws after KATU Investigation

House Minority Leader Christine Drazan and sex assault survivors rallied at the Capitol Thursday in support of changes to Oregon’s sex offender classification process.

Drazan, a Canby Republican, sponsored House Bill 3873. Among many changes, it expands the state’s definition of victim and includes people in cases where an offender admitted to the crime but was not convicted.

That was the case for Richard Gilmore, who was convicted of raping Tiffany Edens and admitted to several other rapes. He avoided prosecution due to the statute of limitations.

The legislation also gives victims a voice in the sex offender classification process and sets up a task force to look at the system in Oregon.

“We think that this is so self-evident that any arguments in opposition are bureaucratic nonsense and hiding behind budgets,” Drazan told reporters.

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