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Jacob Seegers's avatar

Thank you, Jeff, for seeking accountability on behalf of the victims. Our justice system failed to do so.

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Brian Hilderman's avatar

A monster in CC can assault a woman and expect only 30 days (180/6) and a few hundred dollars in fines...

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Jennifer's avatar

Brian, if your homeless, you're cut an even better deal!

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4 reasonable development's avatar

How can I not like a comment like this….there is “like” only…?

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Robert's avatar

And Jeff, thank you! I’ll hold my breath while waiting for this story to appear in a Sound Publishing product 😂

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Denise Lapio's avatar

I am tongue-tied over this article. I can't believe Josiah Hill only served 179 days in jail and paid only $700 in combined fines. The victims didn't receive real justice, nor did they receive appropriate monetary restitution. This convicted sex offender can and will find a way to quench his sexual deviations in another capacity. The judicial system in CC did no one any service. Thank you, Jeff, for staying on top of this and watching out for your community.

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Rita Lilita's avatar

His website says "While he’s moved across industries and geographies, his core values—resilience, integrity, and curiosity—remain the same."

Buyer beware. He has not changed.

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Jennifer's avatar

A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing

idiom

someone or something that seems to be good but is actually not good at all:

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Rita Lilita's avatar

His current blog and website aim to self-rehabilitate his image, but I wonder how he plans to market that new image.

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Robert James's avatar

Slimely!🤓

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Kathy's avatar

This makes me wonder about unknown victims as he moved across geographies.

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Denise Lapio's avatar

A hard question to ponder, Kathy. Yuck. Then you must ask 1.) How did he know to apply at OMC, 2.) Who hired him, and 3.) Who is he connected to here in CC? He is staying in WA for some reason. Who's his protector in Seattle?

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NorTexWarrior's avatar

He currently is some type of “advisor” at a church in Shoreline. Shenna Marlette has a post regarding him and a protest this Sunday in front of the church as the pastor will not discuss it.

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MK's avatar

Has anyone forwarded this article to people over there?

Reality teaches us that he is looking for, and grooming his next targets.

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Jeff Tozzer's avatar

I haven't. I'm hoping Shenanigans gets in the comments and gives us an update. She's been following this development.

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NorTexWarrior's avatar

There is a former Sequim resident that is aware and coordinating a protest outside the church Sunday the 16th

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Denise Lapio's avatar

Thank you, NTW. This is helpful. And I'm happy to hear someone is stepping up.

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Jennifer's avatar

NorTex, we do what our news agencies don't do. We actually get news from each other. I rest my case!

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GrandmaShell's avatar

Of course he’s at a church. Separation of Church and State along with “ we sent him to our Christian Love rehabilitation” we hide sexual perverts like no others BS.

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RT's avatar

He was not hired by OMC, he was hired by PESI, who contracted with OMC for emergency provider services.

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Jennifer's avatar

RT a new layer of the onion. Who is PESI? Couldn't find it.

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RT's avatar

Looks like they are no longer in business. Peninsula Emergency Services Inc (PESI), ran by Dr. Wallace. Here’s an article from 2022. https://www.sequimgazette.com/news/olympic-medical-center-to-change-emergency-department-firm/

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Robert James's avatar

More 'shell' games and companies!😎

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NorTexWarrior's avatar

Most don’t realize the emergency room is subcontracted

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Robert James's avatar

And substandard!😱

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Rita Lilita's avatar

Unfortunately it's not possible for the public to know what type of military discharge someone had unless next of kin grants permission for those serving in the services less than 62 years ago.

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Clallamity Jen's avatar

I read that too. The ‘curiosity’ sounds disturbing in light of what he was charged with.

In the press section of his website, he made sure not to include the news from the PDN that Jeff posted on here.

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Johnny's avatar

Great coverage Jeff, this is something we will never see in the Sequim BS Gazette or PDN !

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Michael Heath's avatar

Years ago, one of my cousins wanted me to help him create fraudulent real estate appraisals to trick the owners into believing that their property value was far less than it was so he could buy them cheap, and I immediately refused to do that. He then proceeded to tell me that he respected my integrity, but that I was making a mistake because he was willing to pay a lot of money for fraudulent appraisals. He then admitted that he had hired a professional test taker to take all of his law school tests so that he could graduate law school while he drank beer and chased girls on the beach in San Diego. The most shocking part was when he admitted that also hired a professional test taker to defraud the state & pass the California State BAR exam! HA~! He was not a qualified lawyer in any way, but he made millions of dollars over the years from poor suckers who he defrauded. So, I just have to wonder about this Josiah Hill clown and if he is also a fraud that cheated his way through medical school to become a so-called "doctor" because there is a LOT more money in the medical field than there is in the legal profession? Yes, buyer beware~!

Sincerely, Mike

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Eric Fehrmann's avatar

Sound Fisch'y?

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Michael Heath's avatar

Good morning, Patriot Eric Fehrmann~!

Well, due to my personal family circumstances I was "shaken awake" at a very early age, so I can't say that much has really surprised me over the past 60 years or so... Not that I have not suffered beyond belief as our country and world has been under this full assault while few ever realized it or seemed to give a damn... My older cousin was often used as an example to bash me with, that I should follow back when I was in high school and later in college (and then law school). So, I was appalled by his admission that he NEVER actually earned his law school degree or license to practice law because that never occurred to me at all. He didn't say that he cheated his way through college, but I think that would be safe to deduce given his other criminal confessions. I can't say that I was ever close to that cousin, so I really didn't know him or his character. On the other hand, skirting the law and committing crimes was not exactly beyond many on my mother's side of the family, which I did know before my cousin's admission because I had heard many others on that side admit to an incredible number of shady dealings and crimes that they were involved in over the years... They were ALL from the lunatic East Coast "the ends justifies the means" & "I am just looking after myself and my family" crowd, that over time absolutely destroyed the once great state of California~! I am not saying that California didn't always have problems like all of the other states, but I am saying that the hordes of questionable East Coast characters that have moved there for the past 100+ years sure didn't improve the state one damn bit and just like here in Washington State the existing powers that be took full advantage of these kinds of dubious characters to force their unwanted agendas on the native population here~! This same BS has been going on BIG TIME, ever since the end of the American Civil War, and on a mass scale that few would even recognize~! Have a great Thanksgiving and we should all be truly thankful for the good folks like Jeff Tozzer and you that fight for our freedom and rights~!

Sincerely, Mike

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Eric Fehrmann's avatar

And you.

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Erin Moore's avatar

How to know when to stop polishing the turds?

Clallam County has been completely inundated with this exact type of turd!

They move here (most often from out of state) and gain employment in some of the most influential positions in this community.

The turds then begin to run things and make decisions that are terrible for the people who live here.

A certain demographic of other polished turds support and give laud emboldening other turds.

They live in their ivory toilet bowls, protected from the citizens and their “opinions” and cannot relate to their fellow taxpayers.

They polish one another with lavish praise and set up many NGO’s to funnel money into the dark recesses of their sewer kingdom.

If and when there is ever a sniffing out of these polished turds and discovery is made on how bad they have been screwing the locals, they simply flush themselves out into the world.

They often change their names, completely rewrite their resumes and create shiny websites to catch their next gullible victims, bouncing from one sewer trap to the next, until a new county to rule over is found.

The process starts over, lather, polish, repeat and the working class have no clue as to what consequences will come, completely trusting that surely “someone” is vetting the turds before we begin polishing them.

I ran out of polish a long time ago. How about you?

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Jennifer's avatar

Erin, actions speak louder than turds ; )

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Jennifer's avatar

Erin, I like your phrase, "The turds then begin to run things and make decisions that are terrible for the people who live here"

Let's just call them Turds in Tuxedos.

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Robert James's avatar

And history repeats...sad but true. And they spawn little turdlets along the way, by example and mentorship, if not genetics.🤓

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Erin Moore's avatar

Turdlets…..I’m keeping that one!😎

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Kim Orth's avatar

Wow! Thank you Jeff for always being our "Watchdog". He should go back to Florida with the other sex offenders that call it home. I really hope the WADOH keeps an eye on him! He is borderline in his description of "Emergency Room Physician" saving lives of fraudulent claims/impersonating an ER doctor??

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Jennifer's avatar

Plea deals are happening all too often. Plea deals aren’t justice, it’s convenience. Had the victims known that under the original charges, Hill not only would have faced much stiffer penalties, but he would have had to register, for the rest of his life, as a sex offender. Would these 6 victims (and how many others?) have agreed to a lesser plea, if they knew he would not have to register as a sex offender. Sex offender registration is a way to alert the public. I don’t think a plea deal has “cured” him. Read the original counts compared to what is a misdemeanor, especially considering he was a Health Care Provider taking advantage of women in their most vulnerable time of need.

PLUS he still gets to call himself DR JOSIAH HILL. At title of respect he doesn’t deserve.

(1) six counts of indecent liberties as a HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.

(2) special allegation of a vulnerable victim

(3) one count of second-degree rape with special allegations of a vulnerable victim.

VS: six counts of fourth-degree assault with sexual motivation.

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MK's avatar
Nov 15Edited

The avoidance of having to register is a serious matter. I get it that prosecutor's offices only have so much staff, time, resources, but sometimes there are hills to die on and his having avoided this is a disservice to society.

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Robert James's avatar

The devil looks out for his own...and there's a LOT of them around!😱

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Philip Bates's avatar

Thank you @jeff Tozzer for keeping us informed!

We have to vote out people that do not uphold the laws and demand accountability for the victims and to deter would be criminals!!!

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Robert's avatar

Scumbag. He should be ashamed … but of course he isn’t. Perhaps those who encounter him on social media with this knowledge should make it known far and wide.

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Clallamity Jen's avatar

I looked at all his social media links and he has no presence at all; he has accounts, but he doesn’t post anything, doesn’t even pay for followers it looks like. If there is anything posted, it’s the same six articles that are on his website blog. He obviously doesn’t want to be contacted because I can’t find any contact information on his website.

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Robert's avatar

He’s no dummy …. Scumball yes, but no dummy.

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Robert James's avatar

Sociopath written ALL OVER THIS CREATURE!😎

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MK's avatar

He wasn't, until he was caught.

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Carolyn Warvel's avatar

It sounds like he should be arrested again for practicing medicine, or insinuating he does, in Washington without a license.

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Jennifer's avatar

Carolyn, he can't practice medicine, but he can keep his title... the same as a retired medical doctor can keep his title. He leaves behind carnage but is allowed to carry his head high ...all because of a plea bargain. IMO the victims weren't fully informed.

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Shennaigans's avatar

Yes he can practice medicine - just not in Washington

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4 reasonable development's avatar

What is with weirdos in Coast Guard? Sex addiction is a very serious problem & not curable. Research shows brain chemicals crave more & more & is worse than heroin. The addiction can escalate to serious crimes against children & adults. Classified as a mental health disorder & if not managed like with any addiction can spiral out of control. Again society is burdened with another who obviously will & wants to continue to offend! Be aware & beware!

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Teresa 2's avatar

He has obviously contracted with a personal marketing / imageneering company. He is still so full of himself that he thinks Seattle is far enough away from Clallam County that he can startup a new career, somehow, in some way, in the Medical Field!! I wonder if his marketeers know his full work history. Maybe...but as long as they get paid...

He's a creep of the Nth degree.

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SUSAN BLAKLEY HENDRICKSON's avatar

This is tragic . . a man who sexually abuses women who have gone to the ER for help and he is only given a matter of days in jail!! He should be in prison for many years or forever. He has the ability to move on to do this to other women asking for medical help. Our justice system is NOT strong enough to protect the community. He gets a plea deal and just moves on to harm again. Shame on him and shame on those who let him go!!

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Jennifer's avatar

Susan B. You are absolutely correct, but fortunately he cannot practice medicine, at least in the state of Wa. I don't know about moving out of state, but any hospital backround check will reveal this.

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UFOCCWD's avatar

OMH has had some serious problems with it's doctors.Dr.hills assaults on women should have been dealt with earlier in order to prevent future assaults.Another much more disturbing case in 1998 involved a young Dr.bruce rowan OMH EMR physician who killed his wife with an axe & baseball bat put her in her car and tried to stage an accident.It just so happens this particular day of murder was also the same day her life insurance was enacted $ 500,000.To make a long story short when cops did not agree with accident and charged bruce with murder bruce realized he was not going to get insurance $$$ and was going to crow bar hotel instead.So bruce decided it was time to go insane and hopefully be sent to wa state insane asylum.Jurors bought his mentally ill axe-ident excuse instead of prosecutors $ 500,000. murder

motive and went to western state and got miraculously healed and was released 2005.

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SC's avatar

I remember that

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Jennifer's avatar

UFOCCWD, when I was working in an ER in Az, we had a Dr that all the nurses thought odd, weird and inappropriate with examining women. We did bring our suspicions to the Administration. IGNORED! It took a year for a patient to come forward and press charges. How many were assaulted in that year is anybody's guess. It was all hush hush. He only got fined, had to do some mental evaluation and "time spent" was seeing a psychiatrist for a year, plus for one year, he was only allowed to see female patients if a nurse was with him.

Think he was cured? No, he just became more covert. His victims are still suffering.

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RT's avatar

Neither of these providers were employed by OMC, they were both employed by PESI. Dr.Rowan’s murder had nothing to do with patients, it was outside of OMC so no reason to even bring that up.

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