sexual assults

An investigation into the Penn State child sex-abuse scandal involving former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky has revealed that legendary head coach Joe Paterno and other university leaders “repeatedly concealed critical facts” that could have stopped the abuse long before it was made public.

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Recently unsealed court documents show that a student accused of rape was expelled by the University of Montana after he unsuccessfully requested a federal judge intervene in the school's disciplinary proceedings. U...

Former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky, who was found guilty last week on dozens of counts of child sexual abuse, had been prepared to take the stand in his own defense during his trial — until he learned his adopted son Matt was ready to testify that his father had molested him as a child.

HAMILTON, Mont. (AP) — A former Hamilton High School teacher has been sentenced to 30 days in jail after being charged with providing alcohol to and having sex with a 15-year-old student in January 2010. The Ravalli Republic reports 27-year-old Gage Colby Brumwell was given a three-year deferred sentence Wednesday with the 30 days in jail after pleading no contest to felony criminal endangerment..

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — As the University of Montana investigated reports of sexual assaults involving students, a suggestion that student-athletes be required to take a course on relationships was rejected by the assistant athletic director...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — New claims of sexual and physical abuse by Roman Catholic clerics and nuns spanning decades in eastern Montana have been lodged in state court in Great Falls. The allegations were detailed in court documents filed Tuesday in a pending lawsuit against the Great Falls-Billings Diocese...

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — A 43-year-old Bozeman man with no previous criminal record has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for breaking into a house while intoxicated and raping a woman. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports that when Andrew Lee Lincks entered his guilty pleas to rape and robbery, he told the court he did not remember the crime...

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — The University of Montana says the NCAA is investigating possible violations involving its football program. The NCAA notified UM President Royce Engstrom about the investigation on Jan. 30. The letter does not say why the program is being investigated and Engstrom said Wednesday the NCAA has not told him the reason...