EUGENE – Prominent gay activist Terry Bean no longer faces sex abuse charges because the alleged victim in the case failed to show, but also because of Bean's $225,000 offer to settle the case, prosecutors say.
Bean, however, hailed Tuesday's dismissal of the case against him and his ex-boyfriend as a triumph of justice.
"I have been silent for almost a year on the advice of my attorney, but while I am relieved that the charges against me have been dropped, this nightmare never should have even begun," Bean said in a prepared statement.
"I take some measure of comfort that the world now knows what I have always known – that I was falsely accused and completely innocent of every accusation that was made," he said.
Lane County Chief Deputy District Attorney Erik Hasselman said Bean's civil compromise offer had a significant impact on the case.
"I think this result offends justice," Hasselman said. (more...)
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