Chief Marshman never got therapy or any help to try to prevent him from committing child abuse/domestic violence again.

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From: "Katie H" <unicornrose81@gmail.com>
Date: Aug 3, 2016 10:41 AM
Subject: Chief Marshman never got therapy or any help to try to prevent him from committing child abuse/domestic violence again. This is very scary as a domestic violence survivor who is traumatized to this day.
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http://www.eastoregonian.com/portland-chief-dispute-with-stepson-not-my-finest-hour-eo-ap-webfeeds-news-northwest2b8e6e21a9c149478f7be5ac77f8f7d4

Apparently Marshman only went to 3 therapy sessions after the choking and the incident was never discussed because the therapist would have had to call DHS to report abuse of a minor.  He should have gone to jail for child abuse and never have been allowed to work in law enforcement again. 

"The stepson said his relationship with Marshman changed after the choke. He stated that "he felt as if he had one up on his dad and that his dad owed him something because of being 'in deep (trouble),'" the report said."

"The troubled family went to three counseling sessions after the altercation, but did not mention the physical contact to the therapist. The ex-wife told the detective it was because they feared divulging such information might hurt Marshman's career.". (So nobody even thought well maybe there's a good reason this should affect his career.)

So Chief Marshman never got any therapy or help for his anger issues that caused him to choke and bruise his minor stepson, because he was more worried about keeping his job than actually getting help to stop him from abusing another person.  He just tried to brush it under the rug and pretend like it never happened.  Is he psychologically fit for duty?  This is why we have trouble trusting the police.  When you have police officers have broken the law and try to conceal their crime, it is a security risk because it does make your more suspectible to not doing the right thing.

The fact that they purposely avoided mentioning anything about the choking to a therapist, tells me that Marshman was fully aware of just how bad his actions were and cared more about avoiding consequences and accountability than doing the right thing and getting the help necessary to ensure this never happens again.  This is not acceptable behavior for anyone, let alone the Chief of Oregon's largest city!  I don't understand how this man is even still a police officer because I cannot imagine any police dept hiring a confirmed child abuser who never sought any treatment or took any responsibility.  Heck, most DAs and public defenders can be terminated simply for having a police contact, even if no arrests or charges result.