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Portland Pastor Convicted Of Sexual Abuse

(Portland, OR) -- After three trials, a Portland pastor has been found guilty of sexually abusing a girl in his congregation. Michael Sperou, who's now 72, was accused of sexually abusing seven girls from 1988 through 1996. Six of the cases fell outside of the statute of limitations. Sperou was first convicted in 2015, but the case was overturned on appeal when the Oregon Supreme Court ruled the word "victim" should not have been used by witnesses. In 2020, a second jury found him guilty in an 11-to-1 decision, but the U.S. Supreme Court ruled verdicts must be unanimous. A third jury found Sperou guilty on May 19th. He'll be sentenced on June 20th.

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