Oregon Bakery Owners Who Refused Wedding Cake To Gay Couple Pay Damages
- 8 years ago
On Monday, the co-owner of an Oregon bakery gave a check of roughly $137,000 to the state to cover court-ordered damages resulting from his refusal to sell a wedding cake to a gay couple.
In 2013, Aaron Klein, a co-owner of the Sweet Cakes bakery in Oregon, refused to sell a wedding cake to a gay couple.
He cited his personal religious beliefs as the reason.
On Monday, he gave a check of roughly $137,000 to the state to cover the resulting court-ordered damages plus interest.
The complaint against the Kleins, both Aaron and his wife and business partner Melissa, was filed in mid-2013.
In early July of 2015, the labor
In 2013, Aaron Klein, a co-owner of the Sweet Cakes bakery in Oregon, refused to sell a wedding cake to a gay couple.
He cited his personal religious beliefs as the reason.
On Monday, he gave a check of roughly $137,000 to the state to cover the resulting court-ordered damages plus interest.
The complaint against the Kleins, both Aaron and his wife and business partner Melissa, was filed in mid-2013.
In early July of 2015, the labor