Magana suit settled for $900,000.Byline: Bill Bishop The Register-Guard In the largest settlement to date of lawsuits stemming from sexual assaults by former Eugene police officer Roger Magana, the city has agreed to pay $900,000 to a woman who said Magana coerced her into sexual acts during a 2 1/2 -year period. With the settlement, the city now has paid $1.75 million to four women who sued for civil rights violations stemming from the criminal conduct of Magana, who is serving a 94-year prison term after his July 2004 convictions for rape, kidnapping, sodomy sodomy Noncoital carnal copulation. Sodomy is a crime in some jurisdictions. Some sodomy laws, particularly in Middle Eastern countries and those jurisdictions observing Shari'ah law, provide penalties as severe as life imprisonment for homosexual intercourse, even if the and sexual assault. Six lawsuits involving Magana's conduct remain unsettled and are set for trial July 5. A hearing is scheduled in federal court in Eugene on May 2 to decide whether the lawsuits will be tried along with one other remaining from the criminal conduct of former Eugene police officer Juan Lara Juan Manuel Lara (b. January 26, 1981 in Azua, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher who plays for the Cleveland Indians. He was signed by Cleveland as an amateur free agent in May 1999 and called up to the Major League club on September 5, 2006. . So far, the city of Eugene has paid $203,000 to settle three lawsuits involving Lara's convictions for official misconduct official misconduct n. improper and/or illegal acts by a public official which violate his/her duty to follow the law and act on behalf of the public good. Often such conduct is under the guise or "color" of official authority. (See: official) , coercion and harassment Ask a Lawyer Question Country: United States of America State: Nevada I recently moved to nev.from abut have been going back to ca. every 2 to 3 weeks for med. . Lara is scheduled for release from the SUMMIT boot camp Software from Apple that enables an Intel x86-based Macintosh to host the Windows XP operating system. Boot Camp is used to divide the hard disk into Windows and Mac partitions, to install the necessary drivers and to create a dual boot environment. program on May 30 if he successfully completes the intensive six-month regimen of work and rehabilitation, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. state prison records. In the most recent settlement, reached last week, a 33-year-old Eugene woman claimed that Magana and other officers sought sexual favors from her after she was questioned by Lara about a small amount of marijuana in her possession. After the questioning, Magana repeatedly threatened to arrest her and take away her child if she did not perform sexual favors for him, according to her lawsuit. From June 2002 to June 2003, Magana - while in uniform and driving a patrol car - came to her home "nearly every day," according to the suit. It is The Register-Guard's general policy not to name victims of sex crimes. |
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