sexual assault

Sexual Assault Awareness Month is coming to a close as May approaches and the Student Advocacy Resource Center at the University of Montana held many events including 14 bystander intervention training opportunities for students.

A Missoula woman, 41 year-old Laura Batrhrop, appeared in Justice Court on Friday afternoon charged with burglary, sexual assault, and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.

A $30,000 warrant has been issued for Jordan Bahr by the Missoula County Attorney's Office for an alleged rape that occurred in October of last year.

Hundreds of people attended a pro-immigration rally in Missoula on Tuesday afternoon, gathering to express their support for allowing Syrian refugees into western Montana.

A private attorney for the State of Montana said the state would have prevailed if the case by Jordan Johnson had gone to trial, but settled anyway, paying Johnson $245,000.

A sexual assault case that reportedly occurred on University of Montana property is now under investigation by the Missoula Police Department.

A man attending the Salish and Kootenai College, 34 year-old Melvin Lucei was charged in Missoula Justice Court on Monday with felony sexual assault and sexual intercourse without consent for allegedly having sexual contact with two sisters under the age of 16.

A panel of authorities spoke to a crowded room on the third floor of the University Center on Monday about sexual assault, crime, punishment and the justice system in a presentation called 'Sexual Assault In Montana, Fact, Fiction and Future'.

A Missoula woman attempting to help a troubled man was brutally assaulted in McCormick Park on October 12, leading to the arrest of 32 year-old Nathaniel Lake.

The First Step Resource Center in Missoula will treat nearly 500 children and adults this year who have been victims of sexual assault or violence.

Step Up! – a bystander intervention program that educates students to be proactive in helping others – will begin a three-week series of training sessions at the University of Montana on Tuesday, Oct. 6.

Missoula police are investigating a second rape that allegedly occurred over the past weekend. No arrests have yet been made.