PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN ) — After Commissioner Rene Gonzalez claimed he was “accosted by a woman” on a MAX train in late January, new video shows what took place.
The incident occurred two weeks after a family car caught fire outside Gonzalez’s Sellwood-Moreland home on Jan. 12. In the statement he released on Feb. 2, Gonzalez said he experienced “unwanted physical contact, followed by criticisms of the city’s policies regarding homelessness.” He also said he would not be using public transportation again until they have a “security solution to these targeted attacks.”
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As first reported by The Oregonian , the TriMet surveillance video shows a woman walking up the aisle of the nearly empty train when she briefly brushes up against him while passing by.
In an interview with KOIN 6 News, Gonzalez claims that in addition to the arson, people on his staff were assaulted and sent online threats over the last few weeks, which is why he was frustrated about the TriMet incident. He also gave his version of what happened on the train.