Criminal Law
A Former Oregon Elementary School Principal Is Sentenced to Life in Prison For Sexual Abuse
A former Oregon elementary school principal convicted of sexually abusing four students in his office is set to spend the rest of his life behind bars.
Clackamas County Circuit Judge Katherine Weber on Tuesday sentenced Jeff Hays to 43 years and nine months in state prison, matching the true life sentence recommended by a prosecutor, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported.
Hays, 68, was the top administrator at Deep Creek Elementary School in Damascus from 2005 to 2009. Earlier this month after a five-week trial, he was convicted of first-degree sexual abuse and six counts of unlawful sexual penetration.
