Portland man with previous stalking convictions accused of harassing parent of Sandy Hook victim

A Portland man previously convicted of stalking families who have lost children in mass shootings as well as other public figures has been arraigned on charges of harassing and stalking an employee at Oregon Health & Science University whose child was murdered in the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

A probable cause affidavit filed last week by prosecutors in Multnomah County Circuit Court described Kevin Purfield as “a conspiracy theorist who seeks out and terrorizes families who have lost children in mass shootings, among others.” It said Purfield had shown up at the homes of his victims as recently as September, when he arrived unannounced at the home of a staff member of Portland Mayor Keith Wilson.

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