PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — The state attorney general’s office and Umatilla County District Attorney Dean Gushwa are planning to meet in May to settle official misconduct and contempt of court cases involving Gushwa.
The Oregon Department of Justice has accused Gushwa of intimidating and threatening two women in the district attorney’s office into having sexual relations.
The East Oregonian reports that Gushwa faces seven misdemeanor charges of official misconduct, and 11 counts of contempt of court for allegedly disobeying a judge’s order not to contact employees in the district attorney’s office.
Gushwa has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
A judge has approved the state’s request to settle the case, which began with a Department of Justice investigation in August 2010. A settlement meeting is set for May 10 and 11.
