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Thomas Lee Benson
Courtesy of Portland Police Bureau
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Portland police are investigating whether a man arrested June 11 for dressing as a woman and entering the women's locker room at the Mount Scott Community Center in Southeast Portland has been doing the same thing at other community centers.
Sgt. Brian Schmautz said that Thomas Lee Benson was arrested on one count of invasion of privacy, one count of misuse of a public restroom and one count of failing to register as a sex offender after police responded to a report of a suspicious person at the Mount Scott Community Center at 5530 S.E. 72nd Ave.
According to witnesses, Benson, dressed in women's clothing, went into the women's locker room at least twice during a period of several hours. Once incide the locker room, he changed clothing with children changing in to or out of swimming suits.
Benson is listed on the Oregon Sex Offender Registry, Schmautz said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Officer Bridget Sickon at 503-823-0878.
He would probably get away with the transgender thing if he wasn't a registered sex offender. You don't get on that list for cross dressing. This guy's history is no doubt why the police are pursuing it.
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Thu, Jun 28, 2007 at 10:39 AM
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Re: Cops expand investigation of cross-dressing sex offender
Hasn't there been talk in the legislature about allowing "trans-gendered" folks to use the bathroom of their preference? This seems to be a compelling reason to drop that train of thought.
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Thu, Jun 28, 2007 at 05:32 AM