Former Oregon Governor Neil Goldschmidt, who raped girl, dead at 83

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Former Oregon Gov. and Portland Mayor Neil Goldschmidt has died, according to KATU's news partners at Willamette Week.
The Oregonian/OregonLive first reported his death.
Goldschmidt was a power player in Oregon politics from the early 1970s through the early 1990s. He became disgraced and ostracized from Oregon politics in the early 2000s after admitting he repeatedly raped a 14-year-old girl while serving as mayor of Portland in the 1970s.
While news of his sexual abuse against a teenager was secret from the public, Goldschmidt’s star soared.
After his time as Portland mayor, Goldschmidt was appointed the U.S. Secretary of Transportation by President Jimmy Carter in 1979.
When Carter’s presidency ended, Goldschmidt served as a senior executive at Nike.
In 1986, Goldschmidt was elected the 33rd governor of Oregon. He would choose to only serve one term.
After leaving the governor’s office, Goldschmidt would become a lobbyist for several companies.
In 2003, Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski appointed Goldschmidt to the Oregon Board of Higher Education. Goldschmidt resigned after admitting he had a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old female in the 1970s.
In 2004, under pressure from Willamette Week, Goldschmidt publicly announced he had repeatedly raped a 14-year-old girl during his first term as the mayor of Portland. Willamette Week later revealed that the abuse continued through 1991. The Willamette Week article, written by Nigel Jaquiss, was awarded the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting.
Neil Goldschmidt was 83 years old.
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@katiemccormick8846 Ай бұрын

He got away with that, didn’t he?

@jamesklaatu9359 4 күн бұрын

Thank the democrat party and all of the local news that buried the story.

@gr8dvd Ай бұрын

Much more interested in how and why his teenage victim died over 2 decades ago and how this guy escaped justice…. keeping such criminal behavior from authorities should be criminal too.

@clemdane Ай бұрын

Now there's an obituary

@coffeechocolate7364 Ай бұрын

Now he answers to God

@lenilenape Ай бұрын

The "statue of limitation" must be quite a number of years. Sounds like quite a few were at work to shield this man from his crime. Perhaps He was just triggered and traumatized by the Holocaust and that made him do it?

@56BIGM Ай бұрын

portland, and surrounds, just sound better and better--what rot!

@clemdane Ай бұрын

OMFG

@stupendous1068 Ай бұрын

Was Goldschmidt ever not gray?

@creativegirl9710 Ай бұрын

Was he Democrat?

@soundcloudrapper8874 Ай бұрын

Of course he was !!! the Democrats completely covered it up, and the completely left leaning newspaper. The Oregonian covered it up and said it was just an underaged relationship., the rape of this child ruined her life!!!!!!!!

@stupendous1068 Ай бұрын

Yes.