Reports of several recent sexual assaults have been under investigation by Missoula authorities, some involving homeless or transient individuals, but few arrests have been made.
Beau Donaldson, the former Grizzly football player who confessed to raping a childhood friend, and is now serving a 10 year term in the Montana State Prison, had his first parole hearing in Deer Lodge on Friday.
Missoula County Attorney Kirsten Pabst was in the city council chambers on Monday for the appearance by officials from the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, she just wasn't invited to speak to the press regarding her department's compliance with its own agreement.
A Missoula woman, Lin Bateman, was in the group literally standing behind County Attorney Kirsten Pabst during Wednesday's address at the county courthouse.
Both Missoula County Attorney Kirsten Pabst and University of Montana President Royce Engstrom reacted Wednesday to a book by noted author Jon Krakauer about how rape and sexual assaults have been handled in the college community.
"We will do better'.
That was the theme on Wednesday afternoon as Missoula County Attorney Kirsten Pabst delivered her address to the press and interested onlookers in the Missoula County Courthouse.
Jon Krakauer's new book 'Missoula : Rape and the Justice System in a College Town' was released on Tuesday, and once again, Missoula is in the spotlight about reported sexual assaults.
City and County officials, healthcare workers and child advocacy groups gathered together on the Missoula County Courthouse lawn on Wednesday for the kickoff of Child Abuse Prevention Month.
It's a new day at the Missoula County Attorney's office when it comes to dealing with the U.S. Justice Department and the State Attorney General regarding sexual assault investigations.