[fullmetal]

Why the records weren't sealed:

Most juvenile cases are kept sealed. But Washington considers the type of crime Heimlich committed to be so serious that the records are not confidential for juvenile offenders.

Excerpted from this article, which is worth reading:
http://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/index....y_abo.html

The real issue seems to be whether OSU was even at all aware of this.

[fullmetal]

Why the records weren't sealed:

Most juvenile cases are kept sealed. But Washington considers the type of crime Heimlich committed to be so serious that the records are not confidential for juvenile offenders.

Excerpted from this article, which is worth reading:
http://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/index....y_abo.html

The real issue seems to be whether OSU was even at all aware of this.