UPDATE::Teen in Terry Bean sex abuse case has gone into hiding – LGBTQ Nation

A 17-year-old at the center of sexual abuse allegations against Oregon gay rights activist Terry Bean has gone into hiding with his mother and stopped using his cellphone to avoid testifying at an upcoming trial, prosecutors said.

The trial is set to start on Aug. 11, but prosecutor Scott Healy requested a delay as authorities try to find the teen and serve a subpoena.

Lori Deveney, the boy’s attorney, previously told prosecutors her client had agreed to a financial settlement with Bean and did not want to testify. A judge, however, rejected the deal and ruled criminal charges should be pursued.
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Charges could be dismissed if the teen doesn’t testify. If that happens, the judge could allow the state to refile charges against the 66-year-old Bean and his former boyfriend, 25-year-old Kiah Lawson, at a later date.

Bean and Lawson are accused of sexually abusing the boy at a Eugene hotel in 2013 when he was 15. Prosecutors said the teen was paid $40 for the encounter.

Both men have pleaded not guilty to two counts of sodomy and one count of sexual abuse.

Derek Ashton, Bean’s attorney, said he opposes any continuance of the case.

Teen in Terry Bean sex abuse case has gone into hiding – LGBTQ Nation

UPDATE::US gay donor and activist pleads not guilty of having sex with 15-year-old minor | Gay Star News

Another case progressing through the court system as it should.

A major US LGBT donor, who helped create a number of influential gay rights organizations, appeared in court yesterday (3 December) and pleaded not guilty to having sex with a minor.

Last month Terrence P. Bean was accused of having a 2013 September sexual encounter with a 15-year-old boy.

Authorities clam Bean and his former boyfriend, Kiah L. Lawson, used the iPhone dating app Grindr to set up a meeting with the unnamed Eugene, Oregon minor

Both men face two counts of third-degree sodomy and one count of sexual abuse. Lawson, who helped authorities find the teenager, also pleaded not guilty.

According to The Oregonian, Bean appeared in Lane County Circuit Court.

His attorney issued a statement, maintaining her client's innocence and making unspecified allegations about the co-defendant.

US gay donor and activist pleads not guilty of having sex with 15-year-old minor | Gay Star News