Sexual Abuse of Children

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.

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A 28-year-old Missoula man convicted of chatting online and arranging a sexual encounter with someone he thought was a 14-year-old girl has been sentenced to five years in prison. The Associated Press reports Shane Maxey was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison with 10 suspended on two counts of sexual abuse of children...