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Campers Tie Alleged Peeping Tom to Tree
Breitbart.com ^ | 8/24/2007 | Associated Press

Posted on 08/24/2007 10:51:54 AM PDT by IronKros

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A group of campers tied a peeping Tom suspect to a tree, keeping him bound until police arrived. Richard H. Berkey, 63, was charged with private indecency, a misdemeanor, by sheriff's deputies who were called to the Big Fan Campground near Bagby Hot Springs last weekend, according to Clackamas County Detective Jim Strovink.

Campers told deputies they recognized Berkey from a similar incident at the campground last year and wanted to make sure he didn't get away.

The 2006 incident was reported to police but did not result in charges.

"Last year, we took down his license plate number and turned it in to the sheriff, but there wasn't a lot they could do really," said Jason Dugan, one of the campers. "This year, that wasn't happening."

Dugan and another camper, Michelle Brandow, said several friends were playing chess, eating and relaxing last Saturday, when they heard rustling in an area the women used as an open latrine. Dugan went to investigate, saw a man running from the area and tackled him.

With help from two other campers, Dugan led Berkey to the group's campsite and tied him to a tree. Another camper left to call police.

Berkey told KGW-TV in Portland he was surprised by the response. "I just didn't think it was that big of a deal," he said. A phone call to Berkey's house in Beaverton was not immediately returned Friday.

Berkey is scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 18.


TOPICS: Local News; Outdoors
KEYWORDS: peepingtom; summercamp; treehuggers; vigilante
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I'm surprised he wasn't accidentally roughed up while being tied.
1 posted on 08/24/2007 10:51:55 AM PDT by IronKros
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2 posted on 08/24/2007 10:54:18 AM PDT by TexasCajun
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Campers tie up man accused of peeping at women (tied to tree;admitted doing it for 15 yrs;Video)
3 posted on 08/24/2007 10:54:55 AM PDT by Stoat (Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
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>>>I'm surprised he wasn't accidentally roughed up while being tied.<<<

I'm surprised you assume he wasn't accidentally roughed up while being tied.

4 posted on 08/24/2007 10:55:13 AM PDT by HardStarboard (Take No Prisoners - We're Out of Qurans)
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5 posted on 08/24/2007 10:56:15 AM PDT by TexasCajun
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6 posted on 08/24/2007 10:58:19 AM PDT by rfp1234 (Nothing is better than eternal happiness. A ham sandwich is better than nothing. Therefore...)
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It would be interesting to know if they used any standard knots, Probably just a square knot but who knows. Campers arent into knot tying as they once were maybe.


7 posted on 08/24/2007 10:58:23 AM PDT by Freedom4US
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when they heard rustling in an area the women used as an open latrine. Dugan went to investigate, saw a man running from the area and tackled him.

Sounds messy. I might have given him a few more feet just to avoid any . . . uh, sticky landings.

My guess this is not a group of heterosexual women, but I may be wrong. It being in the Portland area and all.

open latrine? What are these women, a bunch of raccoons?

8 posted on 08/24/2007 10:58:44 AM PDT by GOP Poet
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He’ll make some man very happy in prison. LOL.


9 posted on 08/24/2007 11:01:55 AM PDT by GOP Poet
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A phone call to Berkey's house in Beaverton was not immediately returned Friday.

I guess simply being from Beaverton wasn't enough for Berkey...

10 posted on 08/24/2007 11:11:13 AM PDT by snarks_when_bored
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They should have stripped him and poured honey over him!


11 posted on 08/24/2007 11:11:31 AM PDT by TexasCajun
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They should have stripped him to his shorts first


12 posted on 08/24/2007 11:13:27 AM PDT by stm (Fred Thompson in 08! Return our country to the era of Reagan Conservatism now.)
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open latrine? What are these women, a bunch of raccoons?

When you camp out in a remote area away from established campsites, you dig a small pit, poop in that, and then cover it over when you leave.

13 posted on 08/24/2007 11:15:15 AM PDT by dirtboy (Impeach Chertoff and Gonzales. We can't wait until 2009 for them to be gone.)
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To: nuke rocketeer; HOTTIEBOY; najida; absolootezer0; StarCMC; Shyla; The_Victor; Lucky9teen; ArGee

All right...which one of you did it?


14 posted on 08/24/2007 11:15:31 AM PDT by shbox
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If his real name is Richard, wouldn't that make him a Peeping Dick?
15 posted on 08/24/2007 11:17:23 AM PDT by dragonblustar (Fallacies do not cease to be fallacies because they become fashions - G. K. Chesterton)
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touche! :)


16 posted on 08/24/2007 12:05:17 PM PDT by IronKros ( The pig put foot. Grunt. Foot in what? ketchup)
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...when they heard rustling in an area the women used as an open latrine.

Ew, not attactive at all.

17 posted on 08/24/2007 12:08:00 PM PDT by The_Victor (If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
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The movie Deliverance comes to mind. Do you think that he’d squeal like a pig?


18 posted on 08/24/2007 12:52:23 PM PDT by MarkBsnr (V. Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae. R. Et concepit de Spiritu Sancto.)
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Waddn’t me. I was out TPing...er...um...nevermind.


19 posted on 08/24/2007 12:54:12 PM PDT by StarCMC (http://cannoneerno4.wordpress.com/2007/08/11/school-of-the-counterpropagandist/)
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I don’t think we have to use “Alleged” with this guy.

He was in the same place last year and they got his license number. The law didn’t do anything so he was back at it.

The question is really - “How many other nights was he up there in the bushes?”

20 posted on 08/24/2007 1:05:39 PM PDT by PeteB570 (Guns, what real men want for Christmas)
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