Oregon Supreme Court considers what to do about a convicted sex offender of children who cut off his
GPS bracelet and wanders around in public, masturbating.
His attorney says sentencing him to life under the three strikes law is too much. "No one died," the attorney said.
Yes, there was another OP on this topic, with a misleading headline. William Michael Althouse isn't just a "serial public masturbator." His record includes convictions for sexual felonies involving children, burglary, and kidnapping.
The Supreme Court of Oregon has decided to take the case.
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2015/03/oregon_supreme_court_is_it_cru.html
"In Althouse's case, the state likely will point out that he isn't only a serial flasher -- his life sentence was meant to reflect a long and concerning history of sex offenses. His sex crime convictions include sexual abuse in 1982 and kidnapping, sodomy and sexual abuse in 1993."
http://keizertimes.com/2010/06/30/wanted-sex-offender/
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office releases the following sexual offender information pursuant to ORS 181.507 & OAR 291-28-38. These statutes authorize the release of such information when it will enhance the public’s safety and protection.
William Michael Althouse was convicted and served sentences totaling more than 12 years in prison for felony Sexual Abuse I, Burglary I and Sodomy I. These offenses require sex offender registration with law enforcement. Althouse’s criminal history places him in a classification level which reflects the potential to re-offend. He has a history of exhibition, and exposing himself, as well sexually offending minor children that are both known and unknown to him.
Althouse was granted supervision with the following restrictions: no contacts with minors (male or female), required participation in sexual offender treatment, no use of alcohol and submission to polygraph testing.
Althouse was on GPS monitoring, but he cut off his GPS ankle bracelet and failed to report to his Parole Officer. He is now wanted. His last known location was the area of Locust St. NE and Cherry Ave. in Salem around 12:30 pm on 06/29/10. Althouse is known to frequent wooded parks and likes to loiter around the riverfront area. He methodically plans his offending behaviors and should be considered a threat to minor children.
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