Our view: Bill should not be used as political pawn

In the end, it is a shame that a few Oregon lawmakers were forced to resort to a little-known, and hardly used, rule to get a bill that addresses criminal sexual contact off the ice and moving in the Legislature.

The legislation, Senate Bill 649 — also known as Bailey’s Bill — boosts penalties for criminal sexual contact with an underage victim if the offender is the victim’s teacher. The existing law delivers harsher penalties to a coach caught in the same situation as a teacher.

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