A Yamhill County judge dismissed all the sex abuse charges Friday against two Patton Middle School boys accused of repeatedly slapping girls on the buttocks in a school hallway and with touching two of them on the breast.
The move was a partial though important victory for the boys, Ryan Cornelison and Cory Mashburn, both 13, who still face misdemeanor harassment charges but are no longer at risk of lifetime registration as sex offenders.
Thanks for the ping KenH. Good news. Still not over for them yet, but it looks like things are heading in the right direction.