The crash left Tammy, then 7, with permanent brain damage. Some of the people Tri-Met trusts to do background checks, like A1 Medtrax owner William Chinn, have records themselves. Chinn was convicted in 1991 of illegally carrying a concealed firearm. A1 Medtrax owner William Chinn, who drove Tammy on several occasions, is convinced that her account of the rape is accurate. Jane Paulson, Tammy's attorney, worries that there won't be enough financial incentive for Tri-Met to change its policies.
Rape is always tragic.
Rattey was assaulted by Daniel Richard Robertson, who picked her up for her weekly doctor's appointment, a trip that's paid for by the federal government and arranged by Tri-Met. What makes Rattey's rape doubly tragic is that it could have been avoided. Robertson is a convicted murderer and, according to Tri-Met's own rules, should never have been part of the transit agency's program that transports more than 11,500 disabled people in the metro area. What's even more disturbing, however, is that Robertson is not unique. WW then ran their names and birth dates through an Oregon criminal-records check, a relatively simple process.