Oregon lawmakers condemn attack on Issaquah man
June 2, 2009
By Staff
Oregon legislators have condemned the violence against an Issaquah man who was assaulted during an anti-gay attack while on a spring break trip to Seaside, Ore.Members of the state House of Representatives unanimously passed a ceremonial resolution May 19 condemning the attack and asking Congress to pass federal hate crime legislation. The measure will now be considered by the state Senate.
An Issaquah man and his boyfriend were beaten unconscious March 22 during an incident Oregon authorities described as a hate crime. The men were attacked on a beach in Seaside, a resort town with about 6,000 residents.
The other man beaten during the attack is a Bothell resident. The men, 22 and 23, are Shoreline Community College nursing students.
Investigators said the men stopped by a beach campfire after midnight March 22. When they left the campfire for a walk along the water, three or four men dressed in black attacked them. Both men were beaten until they lost consciousness.
When they regained consciousness, they walked to the Best Western Ocean View Resort, where hotel staff contacted the Seaside Police Department. The men were treated for injuries at a Seaside hospital and released.
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