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Archive Home > 2001 > January > 31 > Gage sentenced to 45 years

Gage sentenced to 45 years

Editor's note: The victims who gave statements during the sentencing of Steven Michael Gage are not being named. The Bulletin does not name victims of sexual abuse unless they agree or request it.

By Tom Peterson / The Bulletin
January 31, 2001

Deschutes County Circuit Judge Stephen Tiktin sentenced the former operator of a girls home near Sisters to 45 years in prison today for sexually abusing 16 teen-agers.

Tiktin said he was convinced beyond a doubt of the sexual crimes Steven Michael Gage, 43, committed against the girls at the....

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