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WA - Bail set for former cop (Ryan Graichen) accused of sex crimes

Original Article 01/07/2011 By Kristin M. Kraemer A Benton County judge reduced bail Thursday for a former police officer accused of offering girls money to perform sex acts but refused to go as low as a defense attorney wanted because "these are terrible offenses." Judge Robert Swisher set bail at $250,000 for Ryan Graichen, 35, of Kennewick, who resigned from the Portland police force in 2007 during an investigation. Graichen sobbed and looked back at his family in the audience when the judge denied his request for $50,000 bail. His lawyer, Nicholas Jones, explained it still would be difficult for his client to raise that amount but said it was reasonable. He proposed placing Graichen on electronic home monitoring or ordering him to stay away from certain areas, particularly Columbia Park, where the crimes allegedly occurred...continue to full post

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