Enumclaw Courier-Herald, July 31, 2013

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Pastor sentenced for child sex crime Sound Doctrine pastor Malcolm Fraser receives 20 years for rape and molestation By Dennis Box

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Sound Doctrine assistant pastor Malcolm Fraser was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday by Superior Court Judge Lori K. Smith for two counts of first degree child rape and two counts of child molestation. Fraser was convicted by a jury of 12, eight men and four women, May 29 for the rape and molesta-

tion charges following a trial that began in April. The crimes were committed between 2005 and 2006 against an 11-year-old girl living in Enumclaw with her parents. Fraser and his wife, Julie, were living in the family’s home when the crimes occurred. At the time, the family was part of the Sound Doctrine congregation. Prosecutors referred to the sentence as indeterminate. Fraser’s parole is reviewed by the state’s Indeterminate Sentencing Review Board before he will be released. The sentencing range for the rape charge was 240 to 318 months, which is 20 to 26 years; the remaining 149 to 198 months, or 12 to

16 years, was for the molestation charge. The judge sentenced Fraser to 20 years for each of the two child rape charges and 12 years for each of the molestation charges. The sentence is to be served concurrently, which means he is serving 20 years with potentially 10 percent off for good behavior, two years. According to the King County Prosecutor’s Office Fraser’s earliest date Fraser can apply for parole would be after serving 18 years. Fraser is 41 years old. The judge also imposed a lifetime no-contact order on Fraser with the victim in the case. The judge did allow other parents to let their children have con-

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Deputy Prosecutor Jason Simmons had asked for a midrange sentence of 23 years, but said he was satisfied with the judge’s ruling because it is an indeterminate sentence. “Ultimately the jury was able to

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Black Diamond forum spotlights city’s future

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The forecast for today, Wednesday, is mostly sunny with a high of 78 and low of 56. Thursday will be partly sunny with highs near 74. Friday will be mostly cloudy, reaching 75. Expect mostly sunny skies Saturday and Sunday with highs near 77. Overnight lows will stay consistent around 56.

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Rachel Erin Sage from the duo Summer Januaries performed Friday at the Enumclaw Street Fair. The street fair began Friday and continued through Sunday with music, food, kids activities and booths. The fair was presented by the Enumclaw Rotary Foundation. Photos by Kevin Hanson Check the website for a slideshow, www.courierherald.com.

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tact with Fraser with supervision and the parents being made aware of the crimes. Some of the Sound Doctrine members and Fraser requested their children be allowed to have contact with Fraser during the sentencing hearing. Fraser has no children of his own according to court records.

YarrowBay, community unity, the city budget and the qualifications and knowledge of candidates were the themes at the Black Diamond City Council candidate forum July 16 hosted by the Maple Valley-Black Diamond Chamber of Commerce. The evening was divided into three sections with questions for the mayoral candidates, city council candidates, and questions from the audience. YarrowBay quickly became the dominant theme of the forum, with questions surrounding the master planned developments which would include

just over 6,000 new homes over the course of the project as well as commercial development and new schools. For both mayoral and city council candidates the first round consisted of yes or no questions to which candidates held up green and red cards, respectively. Forum attendees also got to participate in this round, holding up their own green and red cards as well. For the ensuing rounds of questions candidates had prepared statements and in the second round the questions were drawn from a bucket and candidates had one minute, followed by a round where

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