Papers tell more of officer's behavior.Byline: Bill Bishop The Register-Guard Convicted former Eugene police officer Juan Francisco Lara was both persistent and intense in his pursuit of women who were victims of his misconduct and coercion coercion, in law, the unlawful act of compelling a person to do, or to abstain from doing, something by depriving him of the exercise of his free will, particularly by use or threat of physical or moral force. , 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. documents filed with the city by individuals who intend to sue for damages stemming from Lara's actions. The city released the documents Thursday following a public records request by The Register-Guard. One document shows that Lara pursued one woman for at least 18 months, during which Lara illegally searched computer records about the woman's fiance more than a dozen times and arrested him for delivering marijuana marijuana or marihuana, drug obtained from the flowering tops, stems, and leaves of the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa (see hemp) or C. indica; the latter species can withstand colder climates. . The man claims that Lara produced false police reports and maliciously prosecuted him "because of a personal sexual interest in my fiancee." Lara, 29, was convicted Tuesday of public indecency INDECENCY. An act against good behaviour and a just delicacy. 2 Serg. & R. 91. 2. The law, in general, will repress indecency as being contrary to good morals, but, when the public good requires it, the mere indecency of disclosures does not suffice to exclude involving the woman in the last months of 2001. He also was convicted of 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) for using the law enforcement database to illegally retrieve information about the man as recently as May 2003. It is the newspaper's general policy to not publish names of crime victims, particularly the names of victims of sex crimes. The man did not respond to a message left on his pager Thursday. Efforts by the newspaper to contact the woman have been unsuccessful. A second document obtained Thursday charges that Lara forced a woman to perform sex acts throughout the month of April 2003 at her Eugene home. The woman was named as the victim of felony felony (fĕl`ənē), any grave crime, in contrast to a misdemeanor, that is so declared in statute or was so considered in common law. sexual abuse in charges that brought Lara's arrest in August. The charges were reduced to a single one of coercion in a 10-count plea deal for Lara on Tuesday. Chief Deputy Lane County District Attorney Kent Mortimore, citing a judge's gag order A court order to gag or bind an unruly defendant or remove her or him from the courtroom in order to prevent further interruptions in a trial. In a trial with a great deal of notoriety, a court order directed to attorneys and witnesses not to discuss the case with the media—such in the case, declined to say whether victims had been consulted regarding Lara's plea deal. However, he said consultation is required by law and by policies of the district attorney's office in major cases. Lara is facing up to 20 years in prison on four counts each of official misconduct and coercion and one count each of 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. and public indecency. In the meantime Adv. 1. in the meantime - during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified" meantime, meanwhile , four federal lawsuits seeking a total of $9 million from the city of Eugene have been filed by alleged victims of sexual assault and misconduct by a second former Eugene police officer, Roger Eugene Magana, 40. The lawsuits claim that the city failed to train officers to report improper searches and abuses of authority, ignored suspicious activity patterns of officers, and allowed a climate in which officers felt free to disregard civil rights. Documents detailing residents' claims against the city in the Magana case currently are not available because Lane County Circuit Judge Karsten Rasmussen has extended his gag order to block the city of Eugene from releasing them. In a letter to the judge, The Register-Guard is asking Rasmussen to reconsider his order in light of past court rulings regarding gag orders and the First Amendment. Magana is scheduled for a monthlong trial beginning March 30 on 52 charges. |
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