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Prominent LGBT Activist, Democratic Donor Charged In Teen Sex Abuse Case

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Prominent LGBT Activist, Democratic Donor Charged In Teen Sex Abuse Case

Bean, a gay rights activist who donated almost $70,000 of his own money to former President Barack Obama’s campaign, was charged with sexual abuse in 2014 but the case was dismissed after the alleged victim did not testify. Prosecutors refiled the charges after this, court records stated, according to The Oregonian. The 'alleged victim is not named in the new indictment' but the dates are similar to the previous charges, KGW8 noted.

Bean, a real estate developer, and his former boyfriend, Kiah Lawson, allegedly had sex with a 15-year-old boy in a Eugene, Oregon, hotel in September 2013. They allegedly used the app Grindr to arrange the sexual encounter. Lawson was also charged but his case was dismissed.

After the 2014 arrest, the mainstream media remained relatively silent about the charges against Bean. Portland's KOIN-6, however, did an interview with one of Bean's neighbors, who boldly proclaimed that he saw the Democratic donor frequently courting several underage boys while living next door.

"The ones that Terry likes are the young ones," said neighbor Jeff Warila in 2014. "They look like they’re under 18 for sure. And his friends come and they’re usually adults, but when Terry comes he has these boys with him. And I’m like [thinking], 'That’s weird.'"

When the story initially broke, the mother of Bean's former 25-year-old boyfriend told KOIN-6 that Bean "groomed" her son with "alcohol and Viagra" in order to "get [Bean] young kids." She said her son went from "a happy young man" to "someone who is not himself" after meeting Bean.




(Jan 17, 2019 11:17 PM)confused2 Wrote: In my opinion one of the worst effects of (historically) lack of acceptance of homosexuals in society is that relationships within their peer group would attract attention - hence older men seek boys and boys seek older men.
Is this the sort of thing you think is caused by a lack of acceptance within his peer group?
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(Jan 19, 2019 07:40 AM)Syne Wrote: Prominent LGBT Activist, Democratic Donor Charged In Teen Sex Abuse Case

   Bean, a gay rights activist who donated almost $70,000 of his own money to former President Barack Obama’s campaign, was charged with sexual abuse in 2014 but the case was dismissed after the alleged victim did not testify. Prosecutors refiled the charges after this, court records stated, according to The Oregonian. The 'alleged victim is not named in the new indictment' but the dates are similar to the previous charges, KGW8 noted.

   Bean, a real estate developer, and his former boyfriend, Kiah Lawson, allegedly had sex with a 15-year-old boy in a Eugene, Oregon, hotel in September 2013. They allegedly used the app Grindr to arrange the sexual encounter. Lawson was also charged but his case was dismissed.

After the 2014 arrest, the mainstream media remained relatively silent about the charges against Bean. Portland's KOIN-6, however, did an interview with one of Bean's neighbors, who boldly proclaimed that he saw the Democratic donor frequently courting several underage boys while living next door.

"The ones that Terry likes are the young ones," said neighbor Jeff Warila in 2014. "They look like they’re under 18 for sure. And his friends come and they’re usually adults, but when Terry comes he has these boys with him. And I’m like [thinking], 'That’s weird.'"

When the story initially broke, the mother of Bean's former 25-year-old boyfriend told KOIN-6 that Bean "groomed" her son with "alcohol and Viagra" in order to "get [Bean] young kids." She said her son went from "a happy young man" to "someone who is not himself" after meeting Bean.




(Jan 17, 2019 11:17 PM)confused2 Wrote: In my opinion one of the worst effects of (historically) lack of acceptance of homosexuals in society is that relationships within their peer group would attract attention - hence older men seek boys and boys seek older men.
Is this the sort of thing you think is caused by a lack of acceptance within his peer group?

Terry Bean appears reasonably secure (and very brave) so in his case 'lack of acceptance' may not be a factor. Assuming the 'young boys' knew what they were heading for - I'd guess acceptance of their homosexuality  might well lead them to Bean's house and not some other house. The age of consent in the US varies but 16 seems fairly common - a 16 year old boy could easily be reported as a 'young boy' by a neighbour. If the boys were under 16 I suspect this would be very murky territory for Bean. Over 16 and he may well argue that they could legally consent - they are (assumed to be)  homosexual - he is homosexual - what is the problem? Probably not something a Gay Rights Activist should be involved in - up to the courts to decide the legality or otherwise based on the evidence presented to them.
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(Jan 20, 2019 11:54 PM)confused2 Wrote:
Quote:Is this the sort of thing you think is caused by a lack of acceptance within his peer group?

Terry Bean appears reasonably secure (and very brave) so in his case 'lack of acceptance' may not be a factor. Assuming the 'young boys' knew what they were heading for - I'd guess acceptance of their homosexuality  might well lead them to Bean's house and not some other house. The age of consent in the US varies but 16 seems fairly common - a 16 year old boy could easily be reported as a 'young boy' by a neighbour. If the boys were under 16 I suspect this would be very murky territory for Bean. Over 16 and he may well argue that they could legally consent - they are (assumed to be)  homosexual - he is homosexual - what is the problem? Probably not something a Gay Rights Activist should be involved in - up to the courts to decide the legality or otherwise based on the evidence presented to them.

In Oregon, the age of consent is 18: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages_of_co...tes#Oregon
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