Sexual Abuse of Children

A man from Goshen, Indiana is on his way to Missoula this week to face child sex charges.

So far, over 300 residents have been evacuated due to the West Fork Fish Creek fire burning between Mineral and Missoula Counties.

A Missoula hair stylist, Tracy Scott Pray, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with felony sexual abuse of children.

A 28-year-old Missoula man appeared in city court today on two felony counts of sexual abuse of children after failing to appear in court last month.

70 year-old habitual sexual offender William Suthers of Missoula learned on Friday that he could very likely be spending the rest of his life in prison.

Dr. Jay Palmatier, Phd, a psychologist with the Missoula Mental Health Center, has been charged in Missoula Justice Court with one count of sexual abuse of children for possessing child pornography.

An East Missoula man, Christopher Michael Cooper, 31, who was on probation after being caught in a sex sting, was found to be in possession of child pornography on Thursday, and was arrested for violating the terms of his probation.

32 year-old Todd Leichliter appeared in justice court via video from the Missoula County Jail on Tuesday afternoon charged with felony sexual abuse of children.

Steven Maurice Hayes, 18, has been arrested and charged in Missoula Justice Court with sexual abuse of children and sexual assault, both felonies.

UPDATE - Judge Karen Orzech placed James Scott Richey on $100,000 bail after hearing from Deputy County Attorney Suzie Boylen.