Statesman Journal (02/05/2001)
Man Contests Predator Label
A Salem ex-convict says public notification makes him a marked man
by Alan Gustafson
Drifting through the wreckage of his"rough and tumble" life, James Anderson has been called alot of things.
Commercial fisherman, Dangerous drunk, Rapist, Prison fugitive, Ex-convict, Activist.
Now, the Salem man will carry another label for the rest of his life: Sexual Predator.
Oregon State Police classified Anderson a predator on Dec. 11th, 2000 records show. It's a designation predicted entirely on his 1990 Marion Co. conviction of forcible rape- even though he maintains, AND a lie detector test supports, his innocence.
Citing Oregon's community notification law, the agency's Sex Offender Registration Unit informed Anderson by letter that police now have authority to make neighbors aware of his name, rape conviction, physical description, and home address.
Anderson, 39, reacted with anger.
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