Judge rejects Reid petition

A court petition by Christopher R. Reid, former porn actor who was convicted of rape and burglary after entering WSU sororities at the start of the 2007 school term was ordered dismissed July 11 in superior court.

Reid, who is now serving time in the state prison at Aberdeen, had contended the city of Pullman failed to fully comply with a public records request he had made in conjunction with his conviction.

Judge David Frazier ruled Pullman had fully complied with the public records request by sending Reid all the files connected with its police investigation of the case. Reid had contended Pullman Police had “silently withheld” some of the material they compiled while investigating the case.

The court noted two four-inch binders and one three-inch binder were provided by the city for review.

Reid had contended the Pullman records lacked material he had discovered was sent to Pullman from the Washington State Patrol criminal history and history section. The court found police officers did not keep material which they determined did not apply to the case so it was not in the record.

The court also ruled Pullman Officer William Orsborn did not make a record of officers who received copies of a photo lineup that he had prepared. Reid had sought the lineup records.

Also, the court determined a recording Reid contended was made of the Sept. 13. 2007, interview of the victim, had never been made. Instead, the officer had dictated a summary of the interview.

The court denied all of Reid’s motions and quashed his motion for sanctions.