Oregon Lawmakers Honor Musician and Sex Offender Curtis Salgado

Today, the Oregon Senate paid tribute to the Oregon blues musician Curtis Salgado, who toured with acts such as Santana and Bonnie Raitt and was reportedly an inspiration for the Blues Brothers movie.

That honor is curious, because there are few topics that inspire lawmakers' ire and willingness to get tough on crime than adults who have sex with minors.

That's what Salgado pleaded guilty to in 1996.

His conviction came to light in an editor's note The Oregonian in 2006, shortly after the paper published a  profile of Salgado, who was then battling serious health problems.

Here's the editor's note that ran Oct. 29, 2006:

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