Packwood Won’t Face Prosecution

Former Oregon Republican Sen. Bob Packwood will not be prosecuted over allegations he altered his diaries to obstruct an investigation into sexual and official misconduct, his lawyers said. Packwood was notified of the decision by the Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section. Packwood said the investigation was the last unresolved issue from the events that led to his resignation from the Senate last year amid charges of sexual misconduct involving 17 women. Betty Roberts, a former Oregon Supreme Court justice who helped lead efforts to oust Packwood, said she was satisfied with the decision not to prosecute.