STATE v. VAN WOERDEN

No. 22542-5-II.

967 P.2d 14 (1998)

93 Wash.App. 110

STATE of Washington, Appellant, v. Thomas VAN WOERDEN, Collette Queener, and Laura (Rambo) Russell, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

November 20, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory Prosser Canova, Seattle, William Berggren Collins, Olympia, Assistant Attorney Generals, for Appellant.

Charles Henry Williams, G. Saxon Rodgers, Ditlevson, Rodgers & Hanbey Ps, Jerome L. Buzzard, Buzzard & Allen, Olympia, for Respondents.


ARMSTRONG, J.

The defendants, Thomas Van Woerden, Collette Queener, and Laura Russell, were charged with seven to ten counts of criminal mistreatment in the second degree. The defendants operated the OK Boys Ranch, a group home for dependent and delinquent boys, which was closed following allegations of sexual and physical abuse among residents and by staff members. The State's theory was that, as a result of the defendants...

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