PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — Negotiations have begun between the state attorney general’s office and Umatilla County District Attorney Dean Gushwa to settle official misconduct and contempt of court cases involving Gushwa.
The East Oregonian reports Circuit Court Judge Charles Luukinen, a veteran settlement negotiater, is overseeing the negotiations.
The Oregon Department of Justice has accused Gushwa of intimidating and threatening two women in the district attorney’s office into having sexual relations.
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.
