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Archive Home > 2008 > August > 03 > No special treatment for Westlund

No special treatment for Westlund

Legislative rules allowed for case’s secrecy

By James Sinks / The Bulletin
August 3, 2008

SALEM — When a legislative aide filed a complaint in 1997 saying that then-state Rep. Ben Westlund, of Tumalo, made three unwanted advances toward her, including rubbing her leg underneath her skirt, it was handled quietly inside the Capitol.

The public did not learn the extent of his....

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