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House Speaker Dan Rayfield called on Republican state Rep. Brian Stout to resign Tuesday after a Columbia County judge upheld a restraining order against him.
Stout, a freshman from Columbia City, has been contesting for months a five-year restraining order brought by a former campaign volunteer who alleged he sexually assaulted her and threatened her life. Columbia County Circuit Court Judge Cathleen Callahan upheld the order Tuesday, writing that the woman who accused Stout was credible and Stout was not.
House Republican Leader Vikki Breese-Iverson, R-Prineville, declined through a spokeswoman to say whether she agreed that Stout should resign. Instead, she shared a one-sentence written statement: “Representative Brian Stout is reflecting on the court determination with his family and community.”
Stout, a freshman from Columbia City, has been contesting for months a five-year restraining order brought by a former campaign volunteer who alleged he sexually assaulted her and threatened her life. Columbia County Circuit Court Judge Cathleen Callahan upheld the order Tuesday, writing that the woman who accused Stout was credible and Stout was not.
House Republican Leader Vikki Breese-Iverson, R-Prineville, declined through a spokeswoman to say whether she agreed that Stout should resign. Instead, she shared a one-sentence written statement: “Representative Brian Stout is reflecting on the court determination with his family and community.”
