What’s the meaning of last week’s Oregonian story on Adams’ phone calls to Breedlove?
The Oregonian’s investigation of Adams’ private phone records revealed Adams called Breedlove 33 times before Breedlove turned 18. That suggests Adams had more contact with Breedlove than the mayor had acknowledged previously, even though he had never specifically stated how many times he had called Breedlove. The story also suggested the two may have been in City Hall at a First Thursday party earlier than both Breedlove and Adams have indicated—when Breedlove was a couple months younger. Months earlier, Breedlove told The Oregonian he and Adams kissed in the City Hall bathroom at a First Thursday event on June 2, 2005. Adams’ public calendar says he was out of town that week. Finally, the story included new—and conflicting—information from two City Hall security guards. One guard, Glenn Clark, recalled how another guard, Jacoby Demissie, told him he “just saw Sam Adams having sex with this younger guy in the bathroom.” Demissie denies that. Breedlove, who denies that anything more th
