Adams kissed me when I was still 17, says Breedlove.

The former legislative intern at the center of the controversy involving Portland Mayor Sam Adams says Adams kissed him twice when he was 17 and that their relationship had "crossed the line" toward romance earlier than Adams has acknowledged.

Beau Breedlove, now 21, told The Oregonian on Saturday that Adams kissed him on the lips on two occasions before he turned 18—once in Adams' car and the other in the second-floor men's room in City Hall after a party that Adams, then a city commissioner, had in his office.

Breedlove agrees with Adams' account that the two didn't have a sexual relationship until two weeks after he turned 18 in June 2005. He also says he welcomed Adams' kisses and romantic interest, even though he was underage.

"I do not see any relationship that I ever had with Sam as me being taken advantage of," Breedlove said. "I do not feel like I was ever a victim. I may have been 17, but I was an adult, and I knew what I was doing."

Breedlove brought his recently-adopted dog—which he named "Lolita"—to the interview at the offices of the Oregonian and posed for pictures with the dog. The experience of the past week—particularly the attentions of the media—have been "wrenching," Breedlove told the Oregonian.