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Police: Rape investigation could lead to more victims Lein Former neighbor, ex-girlfriend paint a checkered history of physician, COCC instructor
“We’re really concerned that there might be more victims,” Bend Police Sgt. Clint Burleigh said. “The way the investigation is going, the feeling is that this might be something more in-depth than what we’re seeing.” Burleigh said he did not know By Nick Grube The Bulletin when DNA evidence collected as part of his department’s rape inBend Police say they’re seekvestigation would be analyzed. ing more victims after anesthesiHe would not comment on the ologist Thomas Harry Bray was various pills that were collected arrested on suspicion of raping a at Bray’s apartment, including 23-year-old woman in his downclearly identified prescription town apartment last weekend. medications and others miscelAuthorities remained tightlaneous ones found in his bedlipped about the investigation Thomas room closet, bathroom and car. Tuesday, and only said they Harry Bray Bray, who is out on bail, faces were continuing to interview two counts each of first-degree witnesses and collect evidence in what they are calling a sensitive case rape and first-degree sodomy in relation that might not see more details emerge to the Friday evening incident. publicly until a trial. See Rape / A4
Suspect took long road to COCC By Sheila G. Miller and Nick Grube The Bulletin
The doctor arrested Saturday on suspicion of violently raping and sodomizing a 23-year-old woman took a circuitous path to Central Oregon. Thomas Harry Bray, 37, charged with two counts each of first-degree rape and first-degree sodomy as well as strangulation and fourth-degree assault, began working as a part-time instructor at Central Oregon Community College in January. Bray taught one anatomy and function course that met Saturdays throughout the winter term. But first, Bray had a brief medical career at one of the top hospitals in
the United States that appears to have been cut short by disability. According to records obtained by The Bulletin, Bray attended The Thacher School, a private boarding school in Ojai, Calif., then graduated cum laude from the University of California, Berkeley. He spent several months as a hospital research assistant and middle school English teacher in Southern California before earning his M.D. from the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. He continued as an intern at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, Calif., then as a resident physician at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. See Bray / A4
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Middle East unrest puts lobbyists in uneasy spot By Eric Lichtblau New York Times News Service
WASHINGTON — For years, they have been one of the most formidable lobbying forces in town: the elite band of former members of Congress, former diplomats and power brokers who have helped Middle Eastern nations navigate diplomatic waters here on delicate issues like arms deals, terrorism, oil and trade restrictions. Just last year, three of the biggest names in the lobbying club — Tony Podesta, Robert Livingston and Toby Moffett — pulled off a coup for one of their clients, Egypt. They met with dozens of lawmakers and helped stall a Senate bill that called on Egypt to curtail human rights abuses. Ultimately, those abuses helped bring the government down. Moffett, a former congressman from Connecticut, told his old colleagues that the bill “would be viewed as an insult” by an important ally. “We were just saying to them, ‘Don’t do this now to our friends in Egypt,’” he recounted. Now the lobbyists for Arab nations find themselves in a precarious spot, as they try to stay a step ahead of the fast-changing events without being seen as aiding despots and dictators. See Lobbyists / A4
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Peter Boehm, 65, runs through Riverbend Park in Bend at nightfall Tuesday. His reflection appears in a large puddle of snowmelt that has accumulated in the gravel parking lot. “It’s a great night for a run,” he said about the mild temperatures, which should continue today despite a forecast of morning rain showers. For a full forecast, turn to Page C6.
Hard-pressed police departments turn to volunteers By Jesse McKinley New York Times News Service
FRESNO, Calif. — Roman Sarkisian easily passes for your average Fresno police officer: crew cut, tight-set jaw and “just-the-facts” demeanor. “I like to do law enforcement stuff,” said Sarkisian, 23, an immigrant from the republic of Georgia who is studying criminology at the city college here. “I like helping out putting bad guys in jail.” But Sarkisian is not a police officer, and he does not carry a gun or a Taser. He is a police volunteer, part of an experiment by departments across the country that enlists trained amateurs to perform a broad — and occasionally dangerous — array of investigative duties like collecting evidence, interviewing witnesses, searching for missing persons and stolen vehicles and looking into long-dormant cases. Hamstrung by shrinking budgets, the
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In a story headlined “City seeks savings in personnel cost cuts,” which appeared Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011 on Page A1, the amount the city of Bend pays for employee insurance premiums was reported incorrectly. The city pays 90 percent to 93 percent of each employee’s insurance premiums. The Bulletin regrets the error.
“We had the option to either stop handling those calls or do it in a different manner,” said Fresno’s police chief, Jerry Dyer, whose department has lost more than 300 employees in recent years. “I’ve always operated under the premise of no risk, no success. And in this instance, I felt we really didn’t have very much to lose.” Other chiefs facing budget problems are also using volunteers. In Mesa, Ariz., 10 of them have been trained to process crime scenes, dust for fingerprints and even swab for DNA. In Pasadena, Calif., a team of retirees is combating identity theft. Civilians have long taken on police duties — there are volunteer programs at some 2,100 departments nationwide, according to the International Association of Chiefs of Police — and some departments use auxiliary officers for traffic control, beat patrols and other duties. See Police / A4
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resigns from BMC By Markian Hawryluk The Bulletin
Marvin Lein, the controversial CEO of Bend Memorial Clinic, resigned Monday night, leaving the area’s largest physician clinic searching for new leadership. Since taking the reins of clinic in 2005, Lein helped shore up its finances while overseeing an expansion to more than 100 provid- Marvin Lein ers and two new locations. But he remained a lightning rod in what had become a fractured and feuding health care community. The clinic said Lein resigned “to pursue other opportunities.” Dr. Sidney Henderson, a BMC gastroenterologist, will serve as interim CEO while the clinic looks to fill the position. Lein could not be reached for comment but issued a statement through the clinic. “It has been an honor to have contributed to BMC’s vision and success over the past five years,” Lein said. “While my professional interests will take me elsewhere, BMC will always be my standard for what a professional organization can achieve if it has a great team of people and is committed to serving its community.” See Lein / A4
To square budgets, states cut insurance By Kevin Sack New York Times News Service
EASTON, Pa. — Ken Kewley woke up Tuesday without health insurance for the first time in nearly nine years. So did most of the 41,467 other Pennsylvanians who had been covered by adultBasic, a state-subsidized insurance program for the working poor that Gov. Tom Corbett shut down Monday in one of the largest disenrollments in recent memory. Corbett, a Republican elected in November, has said the program he inherited is not sustainable with Pennsylvania facing a $4 billion budget shortfall. He blames his predecessor, Edward G. Rendell, a Democrat, for not keeping the plan solvent. His administration notified beneficiaries in late January that their coverage would expire Feb. 28. For Kewley, 57, an artist in this gritty town in the Lehigh Valley, it meant the end of the coverage that made possible an aortic valve replacement last May. While the life-saving procedure cost about $85,000, he said he paid only $915 out of pocket. Pennsylvania is one of several destitute states seeking to help balance budgets by removing adults from government health insurance programs. Gov. Christine Gregoire of Washington, a Democrat, recently removed 17,500 adults covered under Basic Health, a state-financed plan for the working poor. See Insurance / A3