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Judge denies motion to dismiss eBay jacket case against teacher

03:22 PM PDT on Friday, November 2, 2007

By DAVE NORTHFIELD, kgw.com

The arresting officer in the case against a Hillsboro teacher accused of stealing a student's parka and trying to sell it on ebay described on the stand Friday how Liz Logan admitted to the crime.
 
"I took something that wasn't mine. I stole it," said Detective Kari Skinner on the witness stand. Her testimony came during the second day of Logan's trial on felony charges of theft and computer crime.

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Detective Skinner said she had probable cause to arrest Logan after hearing from the mother of the child who lost the coat. Leah Corso testified that after the coat turned up missing, she saw it for sale on ebay, the online auction service. Detective Skinner said she had also spoken with Pam McIntosh, who testified in court that she helped bid up the price of the jacket. 
 
During the meeting at Jackson Elementary in Hillsboro, Detective Skinner testified that Logan's demeanor changed once she learned that Skinner had already spoken with McIntosh.
 
"She was very frantic, very scared," Det. Skinner said of Logan. "She appeared very nervous."
 
Detective Skinner testified that Logan first told her she bought the jacket in bulk at Goodwill. Later, Logan said she found the jacket in the hallway lost and found at the school, according to Skinner.
 
Detective Skinner said Logan told her that McIntosh was eventually told where the jacket came from. "She told McIntosh that she'd taken the jacket," Skinner said. "She said the dog had chewed it and it was damaged."
 
Logan, who reportedly cried off and on during the conversation, said she posted the coat on ebay two or three days after taking it. Detective Skinner said Logan told her she tried to take the coat off of ebay after seeing flyers posted at school that the jacket was lost.

More: Logan resigns; on paid leave

Background: Teacher claims it was all a "misunderstanding"

Logan's attorney, Des Connall, said that police had already decided Logan was guilty before they spoke to her. Connall began his defense Friday afternoon, and planned to call Liz Logan as a witness.
 
The trial will continue on Tuesday.

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