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Oregon State Rep. Mike Nearman Charged Over Role in Opening Capitol to Far-Right Protesters


Oregon State Rep. Mike Nearman Charged Over Role in Opening Capitol to Far-Right Protesters
On 5/1/21 at 12:24 AM EDT
Republican Oregon state Representative Mike Nearman is facing legal charges for allowing far-right protesters to enter the state Capitol on Monday, December 21, 2020. His actions violated the building s COVID-19 and safety protocols.
Nearman faces a first-degree misdemeanor charge for official misconduct and a second-degree misdemeanor charge for criminal trespass, according to Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB). He is scheduled to appear in the Marion County Court at 9 a.m. on May 11.
Surveillance video on December 21, 2020 captured Nearman exiting a locked Capitol building door. Upon exiting, far-right demonstrators, including Patriot Prayer members, forced their way into the building. They had been outside protesting the state s coronavirus restrictions. ....

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Oregon Lawmaker Who Opened State Capitol To Far-Right Protesters Faces Charges – Nation & World News


Oregon Lawmaker Who Opened State Capitol To Far-Right Protesters Faces Charges
By Conrad Wilson 
May 1, 2021
Oregon state Rep. Mike Nearman, the Polk County Republican who allowed far-right demonstrators to breach the state Capitol in December, now faces criminal charges.
According to court records, Nearman has been charged with first-degree official misconduct, a class A misdemeanor, and second degree criminal trespass, a class C misdemeanor.
The decision to charge Nearman follows a monthslong investigation by state police that began Dec. 21. As lawmakers met in a special legislative session to take up COVID-19 relief that day, surveillance footage showed Nearman exiting the locked Capitol building into a throng of protesters who were trying to get inside the statehouse. In doing so, he appeared to purposefully grant entrance to far right groups demanding an end to ongoing restrictions related to COVID-19. ....

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