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Healthcare executive Richard Cagen, shown here in this 2002 Oregonian file photo, was arrested Thursday by Woodburn police.

(The Oregonian/file photo)

Richard Cagen

A veteran Oregon healthcare executive was arrested Thursday in Woodburn after local police investigated a report of a man masturbating in a car parked outside Bi-Mart.

Silverton Health president and CEO Richard "Rick" Cagen was booked into Marion County Jail on a public indecency charge stemming from the incident, said Jason Horton, a Woodburn city spokesman.

Horton said a bystander called police at 9:35 a.m. Thursday after seeing a man perform an apparent sex act in a vehicle outside Bi-Mart at 1550 Mt. Hood Avenue. The driver left after he was confronted by a witness, who provided a vehicle description and license plate number to police, Horton said.

He said the information led officers across Mt. Hood Avenue to the Woodburn Health Center, which Cagen oversees. Police then interviewed Cagen and drove him to the Marion County Jail, Horton said.

Silverton Health operates several hospitals and clinics in the mid-Willamette Valley. A hospital official has not yet returned a message regarding Cagen's arrest or current employment status.

Oregonian archives show Cagen has previously served as the regional leader of the Providence healthcare network. He was also board chair of Cascadia Behavior Healthcare, according to that provider's website.

Cagen's bail was initially set at $5,000, according to the Marion County Sheriff's Office. A hearing date was set for Friday.

-- Molly Young

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