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Butte jury directs DPHHS to pay $5.5M award for negligence in girl's rape

Following two weeks of trial testimony, a jury on Friday found Montana’s child protection agency negligent for allegedly taking months to adequately inform police that a girl had been raped and gave birth at age 12. The girl is now 23 and the jury directed the Montana Department of

Man visiting Helena charged with sexually assaulting 9-year-old girl

A 32-year-old man was charged Tuesday with allegedly raping a 9-year-old girl in Helena. Angelo Christopher Zacharias, 32, was charged in Lewis and Clark County Justice Court on Tuesday with two counts of sexual intercourse without consent and one count of sexual assault. All three are

Campus Civil Rights looks to grow Volunteer Advocate program

Campus Civil Rights looks to grow Volunteer Advocate program

As MSU students settle into a new school year, the Campus Civil Rights (CCR) office is looking for volunteers to help Bobcats navigate issues on campus. CCR was formed in 2024 by merging the VOICE Center and the Office of Institutional Equity. The office is responsible for addressing protected class

Jury finds youth hockey coach guilty in Butte, Flathead County sexual assault trial

Jurors deliberated about three hours Friday before finding a youth hockey coach guilty of sexually assaulting three young boys in Butte and Flathead County. Jami Leslie James was found guilty on all six charges of sexual intercourse without consent and faces up to 100 years in prison on each count.

At trial, two more alleged victims say Montana youth hockey coach sexually assaulted them

Two additional boys told jurors Wednesday that Jami James sexually assaulted them when he was their youth hockey coach, describing the same acts that another boy testified about this week. One boy said Wednesday that James sexually assaulted him on three occasions — once at James’ house in Columbia Falls, once

Alleged victim takes the stand in Butte hockey coach sexual assault trial

A boy told jurors Tuesday that Jami James sexually assaulted him on two occasions when he was 8 years old and James was his youth hockey coach. The boy said one assault took place at a hotel in Butte, where a hockey camp was being held, and the other happened

Girl raped, impregnated at age 11 sues Montana child protection agency

A girl who was raped by her mother’s live-in boyfriend and gave birth at age 12 as result was returned to his home anyway by Montana’s child protection agency and had to live there for months and share his bed, a lawsuit alleges. The man, William Thomas