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Neil Goldschmidt, former Oregon governor who sexually abused teenagers, dies at 83 | News

Neil Goldschmidt, whose years as mayor of Portland, U.S. Secretary of Transportation and governor of Oregon will forever be overshadowed by the sexual abuse of a young girl, has died.

His family confirmed on Wednesday, June 12, that he died of heart failure four days before his 84th birthday.

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