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.
First Step Resource Center in Missoula has been helping to offer medical attention to child abuse and sexual assault victims for fifteen years, but Clinical Supervisor Mary Pat Hansen says that the number of cases handled by First Step in 2015 will likely break Missoula records this year.
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.
A female University of Montana student reported to campus police that she had been raped at a residence near campus over the weekend. Missoula Police are investigating.
Just before Christmas of 2013, seven individuals were caught in a sex sting operation conducted by several law enforcement agencies, including the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
A press release from the Missoula Police Department sent Saturday evening warned University of Montana area residents of an early morning burglary on 6th Street.