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Bill would broaden family definitions and raise felony threshold for strangulation of older children
Summary
House Bill 2474 would modernize statutory family-language so prosecutors can charge more family-based sexual-abuse offenses consistently and would raise the age at which strangulation of a child is a felony from under 10 to under 14. Prosecutors framed the changes as correcting disparities; defenders warned of broad wording and juvenile impacts.
The House Judiciary Committee heard testimony on House Bill 2474, which seeks two main changes: modernize family-relationship language in sexual-abuse statutes so prosecutors can treat nonmarried intimate partners and other caregivers consistently; and raise the age threshold at which strangulation of a child is a class C felony from under 10 to under 14.
Scott Healy, first assistant district attorney in Clackamas County, testified for the Oregon District Attorneys Association and described cases where antiquated…
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