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Oregon county bans displaying human remains after KING 5 investigation
Violators who display human remains for a profit will be fined after county commissioners in Oregon approved a new ordinance.
Author: KING 5 Staff
Published: 4:09 PM PDT April 21, 2022
Updated: 6:57 PM PDT April 21, 2022
MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. — Commissioners in Oregon's most populated county passed a new law Thursday following a KING 5 investigation exposing an event where human bodies were dissected on stage.
The Multnomah County Commission unanimously approved an ordinance that imposes civil penalties for people who display human remains for a profit.
The fine for violators is $1,000 a day, and authorities can seize any profits from an illegal event.
The action follows a KING 5 Investigation in October that exposed an autopsy show in Portland, Ore. in which the body of a 98-year-old man was dissected. The audience paid up to $500 a ticket to attend.
A similar event that was planned for Seattle on Halloween day was canceled.
The man's widow told commissioners last week that she was "duped" by people who abused her husband's body to make money.
“Could they not realize this was once a lively, and caring human being?” Elsie Saunders asked commissioners...
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