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Consultant: Missoula leaders must ‘take charge’ of image
Mayor John Engen told CNN that Missoula is "about average" for its number of sexual assaults.
Missoula Police Chief Mark Muir said at a news conference that "I frankly would be shocked to learn of discriminatory practices by our department."
And Missoula County Attorney Fred Van Valkenburg took a far more emphatic tack at that same news conference, denying any wrongdoing by his department.
All of those statements came in response to last week’s announcement that the U.S. Department of Justice is taking the unprecedented step of investigating how rape cases are handled by Missoula police, the county attorney’s office and the University of Montana.
All of those responses are – at best – less than ideal, according to Larry Smith.
By GWEN FLORIO of the Missoulian
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Federal inquiry into rape response stuns Missoula city leaders
The federal probe into possible gender discrimination by the Missoula Police Department, University of Montana and Missoula County Attorney’s Office – and their handling of at least 80 rape allegations – has some community leaders “stunned,” “dumbfounded” and calling for more action.
By KEILA SZPALLER of the Missoulian
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