Salem, OR

Salem, OR: (Jul-21-07) In May 2007, Randy Sloan, 49, of Aumsville; Robert Paul Jr., 49, of Salem; and Norman Klettke Jr., 44, of Portland brought charges against Rev. Michael Sprauer, alleging that Sprauer abused them at the MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn. They named Sprauer and the state because it employed him at MacLaren from 1972-75, and the Portland Archdiocese. In a settlement reached following a two week trial, a Multnomah County jury concluded that Sprauer sexually abused Sloan and Paul and awarded them nearly $1.4 million in damages. The archdiocese previously settled with Sprauer's accusers, agreeing to pay them $600,000, as part of a $70 million plan to emerge from its 2004 bankruptcy. [OREGON LIVE: CLERG ABUSE]

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Published on Jul-23-07