Isn't this a private matter between Pete Kerns and his family and the legal system? Would it have been covered if just anyone down the street had done the same thing? I think public officials and their families have a right of privacy at least as great as the average resident of Eugene.
Publicly shame someone and sometimes you cause far more trouble than you might originally have. The news media in this country has far too much latitude in prying into private lives. 
Innocent unless proven guilty? Has this matter been adjudicated?
Hugh Massengill, Eugene