GUILTY OR - William Leverence for child *advertiser censored*, Tualatin, 2010

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So how many folk here would be willing to allow a "housemate" to remain in your home (especially with being a mayor and under public scutiny) when that housemate is being investigated for possession of child *advertiser censored*? Raise your hands.

I didn't think so. I've got a few questions. Most are covered by the comments following this article.

FWIW, Tualatin is a very nice suburb just south of Portland, OR.


http://www.oregonlive.com/tualatin/...te_arrested_on_child_pornography_charges.html

Tualatin, OR mayor's housemate arrested on child-*advertiser censored* charges

"A child-*advertiser censored* investigation that began 18 months ago with the search of Tualatin Mayor Lou Ogden's home turned into a criminal case Tuesday as authorities arrested Ogden's housemate on 20 felony charges tied to possession of child *advertiser censored*.

Law enforcement arrested William Dana Leverence, 48, at his Northeast Portland job site following his indictment this month by a Washington County grand jury. Authorities said Ogden did not know of the alleged criminal conduct until their Dec. 4, 2008, search. Leverence continued to live at Ogden's home through his arrest today....."

and

"....[ETA; Mayor] Ogden said he did not ask Leverence to move out after authorities searched his home. Ogden said he did not know of Leverence's arrest until contacted by a reporter.

"I think someone's innocent until proven guilty," Ogden said Tuesday about the lengthy gap in the investigation. "I didn't know what's on his computer. That was the last I ever heard of it."

and

"....Ogden said he thought he knew Leverence "very well," noting that he has met Leverence's children and pointed to their experiences running together during Hood to Coast relays......."

more at link
 
Why does the Mayor have a roommate? How old are these people?!?!

What poor judgement from an elected official! Fine if the Mayor chooses to believe this sicko is innocent but you'd think to save face he'd keep that opinion to himself and wouldve had him move out.Guess he's not interested in re-election.
I REALLY question the mayor-is he being looked into?Makes you wonder what the deal is with these two....
 
ITA, Vespaelf. It sounds like the mayor has a number of "housemates". In reading the article and the comments, it seems that he decided to stay in his family home after his divorce of 15 years ago. To keep his finances low, he has taken in housemates. I can accept this to a certain degree. I do have some observations, however. Housemates are far more typical with college age kids. The mayor has owned this home for at least 15 years which leads me to believe that he purchased it before Portland had their huge real estate boom. That would mean that his payments are reasonably low and not inflated as they would have been had he purchased the home five or so years ago.

I also have to wonder about the appropriateness of a mayor living in such a setting. Is that elitist of me? Possibly. If the man is gay, it certainly wouldn't be much of an issue in Oregon. Being in the closet and living a sham, however, would.

I still cannot wrap my mind around allowing a renter (note, never referred to as a good friend) with an ongoing criminal investigation to remain in your home, especially when you are the mayor. If I lived in Tualatin, I'd have some very pointed questions for the mayor.

I don't live in Tualatin and I still have questions.
 
ITA, Vespaelf. It sounds like the mayor has a number of "housemates". In reading the article and the comments, it seems that he decided to stay in his family home after his divorce of 15 years ago. To keep his finances low, he has taken in housemates. I can accept this to a certain degree. I do have some observations, however. Housemates are far more typical with college age kids. The mayor has owned this home for at least 15 years which leads me to believe that he purchased it before Portland had their huge real estate boom. That would mean that his payments are reasonably low and not inflated as they would have been had he purchased the home five or so years ago.

I also have to wonder about the appropriateness of a mayor living in such a setting. Is that elitist of me? Possibly. If the man is gay, it certainly wouldn't be much of an issue in Oregon. Being in the closet and living a sham, however, would.

I still cannot wrap my mind around allowing a renter (note, never referred to as a good friend) with an ongoing criminal investigation to remain in your home, especially when you are the mayor. If I lived in Tualitin, I'd have some very pointed questions for the mayor.

I don't live in Taulitin and I still have questions.
No you are NOT being an elitist! I too want my mayors to be 'grown up' and #1 not live with multiple roommates(what is this?a frat house?) and #2 NOT knowingly associate with criminals/those under criminal investigation!
Not only does it make one wonder about his judgement/mental status but also about what skeletons HE may have.
The whole thing is weird & seems inappropriate & I would love follow ups on this.
 
Thank you, Vespaelf, as I was very afraid that I was over-reacting to this. I fully understand that people can live very decent and upstanding lives in communal homes (we have several in Ashland) but this set-up seems different. I'm glad that you called it what it sounds like....a frat house.

And Tualatin is not some dinky little suburb. It has approximately 30,000 people and the median income for males is around $60,000. There is a good deal of upscale retail and industry there. If I lived in the town, I would expect a little more of my highest elected official. One wonders what the mayor's connection is with his police force. Have they not mentioned to him how this looks?

Being that Mr. Leverence, the man arrested, is 48 and Mayor Ogden said that he has rented to him for five years, one must ask just how old Leverence's children were when the Mayor met them or possibly entertained them at the home.
 
Not for nothing but Leverence has lived in three towns in Oregon. Lived in Stockton, CA and LA, and also Vancouver, Washington.

What the heck is up with all this?
 
I found a couple of adult children who would not have been children five years ago. One has some ummm...unusual interests.
 
OH Really? Care to share?
 
We can't link to children (they are adults now) or the uninvolved but if you will check out the last name of the arrested man within a 100 miles of Portland on MS, I think you'll figure it out.
 
A mid-twenty-something person connected to Leverence concerns me as this person is single and has five little ones. Lots of photos of the little ones--beautiful children.

But I don't care for babies being called sexy.
 
WOW! I am just as concerned as you.......he has ALOT going on there and the association with a certain group/lifestyle(one that you have highlighted in the past)really has me wondering..........Call me crazy but I wouldnt allow anyone to refer to my kids(or anybodys I knew) as 'sexy' & if someone had referred to any child under 18 as "sexy" let's just say it would be investigated kwim?
 
http://www.oregonlive.com/tualatin/...d_pornography_charges/8000109/comments-3.html

There's a worrisome comment here posted at 9:34 am on July 2nd. The comment includes the subject of "small children visiting in the home". I wonder if this is a friend or a neighbor? Hopefully LE will follow up on that issue.

There's also a comment about Ogden being an "absentee" mayor. Apparently he travels frequently and was not at home at the time of the initial investigation nor the arrest per a poster. Hmmm.
 
http://www.oregonlive.com/tualatin/..._term_despite_housemates_child_porn_case.html

Tualatin Mayor Lou Ogden running for fifth term despite housemate's child *advertiser censored* case

"About a dozen current and former elected officials offered support to Tualatin Mayor Lou Ogden as he announced his candidacy for a fifth mayoral term Wednesday -- the same day his housemate faced child-*advertiser censored* charges in a Washington County courtroom...."

and

"...Ogden’s campaign manager released a written statement from Ogden saying he decided to kick Leverence out of his Tualatin home.

Ogden first learned of the allegations against Leverence on Dec. 4, 2008, but did not ask Leverence to leave because, he said, everyone is innocent until proven guilty. Leverence continued to live at Ogden’s home through Tuesday, when Leverence was arrested...."


more at link and some interesting comments


If I didn't worry about these other guys before, I do now!! Also, please read the Mayor's written statement about the arrest very carefully.
 
"I'm not going to just arbitrarily assume someone's doing bad stuff," Ogden said of his conversation with Leverence. "But I did tell him, 'If you're doing anything bad, don't do it in my house.'"

BBM

....uummm, seriously Mr. Mayor, that's all you're worried about???????!!!!!! Don't do it in my house!!!!
 
What makes me think that this story is not over yet? I have to wonder what favors were called into play in order to garner the support of other mayors and officials especially when one looks at the absolute inanity of the comment that Lovejac posted. Are these officials convincing anyone that they are using logic to look at this situation. He's the Mayor, for pity's sake. Does he not care about the children of his town...for all children?

If I lived in Tualatin, I not only would be appalled by Ogden's audacity to choose to run again but I'd be calling for his resignation for not putting the safety of children first. He should be falling all over himself with apologies for his initial misguided response.

Instead, he's circling the wagons and getting defensive.
 
http://www.washcodems.org/aggregator/categories/9

Please note that this is on a partisan website, thus the comments about the Mayor's political party. The part I found interesting is the comment about children:

"....Authorities later performed a computer forensic analysis that uncovered images of children engaged in sexually explicit conduct, [Detective] Wright said.

Leverence faces 20 charges of encouraging child sexual abuse in the first degree. He is scheduled for arraignment at 3 p.m. today in Washington County Circuit Court.

Ogden, a Republican, has shared custody of his two teenage daughters, according to sources I spoke with today...."


So, one would think that being a Mayor and being a father, Mayor Ogden would have been a tad more concerned about the investigation against Leverence. He publicly stated that he knows Leverence "very well", has participated in relays with the guy and met his children. Presumably that means well enough to allow his own daughters to stay in his home while a man with a pending child *advertiser censored* investigation is sitting in a nearby room.

Even though it might not be officially permitted, I have a hard time believing that Ogden could get no info at all about this case from LE. He is the longest serving Mayor in Washington County. I'm fairly certain Ogden knows someone in LE who could alert him to developments. JMO
 
The comment that I linked to above seems to have disappeared and yet someone seems very driven to get out the info that children WERE in the home.

http://www.koinlocal6.com/news/loca...sored*/LuuJTrVHQU2_ioYdPe0q_Q.cspx?p=Comments

Check the comment posted on 6/30 at 9:40 pm. It concerns "strange characters" and "small children". It also mentions the condition of the home which seems out of character for a Mayor's home in a very nice community.

This comment also calls the house the way I see it--a rooming house.

Someone on WS posted a comment a while back that stayed with me. She said that she'd never live in a home on a cul-de-sac. I never asked for clarification. If she sees this, could you comment please. Mayor Ogden's home is on a cul-de-sac.
 
No inappropriate contact with children? Really? Then what exactly is child *advertiser censored*? If the attorney is referring to inappropriate contact with live children:

1) He paid others to have the inappropriate contact for him so he could watch.

2) Several local commenters have clearly stated that there were children "in and out of that house". How is this attorney certain about Leverence's level of appropriateness in his interactions and contact with those children unless each and every one of them can be located and questioned? That's highly doubtful.


http://www.oregonlive.com/tualatin/...d_porn_tualatin_washington_county_courts.html

Tualatin man admits to child *advertiser censored* addiction

October 11, 2010


"....On Sept. 21, Leverence pleaded guilty to one count of encouraging child sex abuse and, in a plea deal, his other charges were dismissed. Defense attorney Sara Snyder argued that her client was "the model of a person who should be on optional probation," as he had no prior criminal record and there was no indication he had ever had inappropriate contact with children.

Leverence made a statement in court, expressing shame over his addiction and hope that he could recover and change his life...."

and

Sentence: Leverence was sentenced to six months in jail, five years of probation and sex offender treatment.

He will have to register as a sex offender upon his release and was ordered to have no contact with minors while on probation except for his own children. He is also not allowed to possess a computer or have Internet access in his home while on probation...."

more at link


How about a cell phone or the library?
 
No inappropriate contact with children? Really? Then what exactly is child *advertiser censored*? If the attorney is referring to inappropriate contact with live children:

1) He paid others to have the inappropriate contact for him so he could watch.

2) Several local commenters have clearly stated that there were children "in and out of that house". How is this attorney certain about Leverence's level of appropriateness in his interactions and contact with those children unless each and every one of them can be located and questioned? That's highly doubtful.


http://www.oregonlive.com/tualatin/...d_porn_tualatin_washington_county_courts.html

Tualatin man admits to child *advertiser censored* addiction

October 11, 2010


"....On Sept. 21, Leverence pleaded guilty to one count of encouraging child sex abuse and, in a plea deal, his other charges were dismissed. Defense attorney Sara Snyder argued that her client was "the model of a person who should be on optional probation," as he had no prior criminal record and there was no indication he had ever had inappropriate contact with children.

Leverence made a statement in court, expressing shame over his addiction and hope that he could recover and change his life...."

and

Sentence: Leverence was sentenced to six months in jail, five years of probation and sex offender treatment.

He will have to register as a sex offender upon his release and was ordered to have no contact with minors while on probation except for his own children. He is also not allowed to possess a computer or have Internet access in his home while on probation...."

more at link


How about a cell phone or the library?


Oh for heaven's sake. He probably already renewed his library card so he can head right there when he gets out.
 

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