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Child Exploitation
Coverage of child exploitation cases, investigations, and prosecutions in Western Montana. Includes federal and state court proceedings, law enforcement operations, and child protection initiatives under Project Safe Childhood and other programs aimed at combating crimes against children.
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- Former Juvenile Probation Officer Gets 24+ Years for 31-Year Pattern of Sexual Abuse Across Montana Reservations
- Transvestite Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing 13-Year-Old on Fort Belknap Reservation
- South Dakota Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Sexual Abuse on Fort Belknap Reservation
- Box Elder Man Pleads Guilty to Child Sexual Abuse After Victim’s Family Allowed Him to Stay in Home
- Box Elder man sentenced to over 5 years in prison for child sexual abuse
Poplar Man Sentenced in Latest Fort Peck Sexual Abuse Case
Jonathan Walking Eagle receives 54 months as DNA evidence secures conviction in fourth major sexual abuse case from Poplar this year
Former Juvenile Probation Officer Gets 24+ Years for 31-Year Pattern of Sexual Abuse Across Montana Reservations
King exploited positions working with children while systematically abusing victims across Fort Belknap and Northern Cheyenne reservations from 1992-2023
Transvestite Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing 13-Year-Old on Fort Belknap Reservation
Ivan Raining Bird used Facebook persona “Ivey” to deceive victim into months of abuse
Billings Registered Sex Offender Convicted After Using Gift Cards to Solicit Child Images Online
Steven Scott’s case highlights challenges in monitoring registered offenders’ digital activities
Poplar Man Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing Two Underage Girls on Fort Peck Reservation
Defendant used Facebook to contact victims, injected one with methamphetamine before assault
South Dakota Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Sexual Abuse on Fort Belknap Reservation
Farron Gene American Horse, Sr., 40, was convicted of abusing two girls between ages 12 and 16 in 2020
Arizona Man Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Child Enticement Charges in Missoula
Manuel Flores, 71, accused of using internet to target minor between June 2024 and August 2025
Montana Man First Charged Under New AI Child Abuse Law
Carter County man charged after using AI to digitally alter image of Montana child
Previously Convicted Terry Man Gets 10 Years for Child Sex Abuse Material
Repeat offender recorded expressing willingness to return to jail for criminal behavior, will also receive 30 years of supervised release
Martin City Man Pleads Guilty to Producing, Distributing Child Pornography of 6-Year-Old He Babysat
Defendant faces mandatory minimum 15-30 years in federal prison, fled home before arrest
Lame Deer Woman, Billings Doctor Plead Guilty in Northern Cheyenne Sex Trafficking Case
Case adds to recent pattern of child exploitation prosecutions on Montana Indian reservations
Billings Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Child Pornography Charges
41-year-old faces mandatory minimum of five years in federal prison after admitting to two counts of distribution
Fort Belknap Indian Reservation School Employee Arraigned on Witness Tampering, Child Abuse Reporting Charges
Hays school employee faces up to 20 years in prison for allegedly intimidating witnesses and failing to report suspected abuse
Box Elder Man Pleads Guilty to Child Sexual Abuse After Victim’s Family Allowed Him to Stay in Home
Peter Maxwell Houle, 35, faces up to 15 years in prison after admitting to sexual relationship with 15-year-old victim
Box Elder man sentenced to over 5 years in prison for child sexual abuse
Brian Lee Bigbow pleaded guilty to abusive sexual contact with a child
Heart Butte man sentenced to over 20 years for sexually abusing multiple children
Bradley Guardipee committed crimes while required to register as sex offender
Former Polson Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Child Sexual Abuse and Incest
Matthew Timm to serve 10 years without parole following guilty plea.