Montana prosecutor tells 5-year-old rape victim’s mom: report
The Missoula County Attorney is under fire after a U.S. Department of Justice investigation found prosecutors routinely discriminated against female victims of sexual assault.
Missoula County Attorney Fred Van Valkenburg's policies were investigated by the Department of Justice after victims complain about mishandled sexual assault cases.
A Montana prosecutor reportedly had a heartless explanation for the mother a 5-year-old rape victim — “boys will be boys.”
The surprising anecdote is just one of the horror stories sex assault victims in Missoula told federal investigators, according to a new report.
The U.S. Department of Justice found Missoula County Attorney’s prosecutors routinely discriminated against female victims, refusing legitimate cases, pushing sex crimes to the lowest of priorities and belittling women who came to them for help.
“We uncovered evidence of a disturbing pattern of deficiencies in the handling of these cases by the County Attorney’s Office, a pattern that not only denies victims meaningful access to justice, but places the safety of all women in Missoula at risk,” said Jocelyn Samuels, acting assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division.
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‘Boys will be boys’ Montana prosecutor tells 5-year-old rape victim’s mom: reportÂ* - NY Daily News
The Missoula County Attorney is under fire after a U.S. Department of Justice investigation found prosecutors routinely discriminated against female victims of sexual assault.
Missoula County Attorney Fred Van Valkenburg's policies were investigated by the Department of Justice after victims complain about mishandled sexual assault cases.
A Montana prosecutor reportedly had a heartless explanation for the mother a 5-year-old rape victim — “boys will be boys.”
The surprising anecdote is just one of the horror stories sex assault victims in Missoula told federal investigators, according to a new report.
The U.S. Department of Justice found Missoula County Attorney’s prosecutors routinely discriminated against female victims, refusing legitimate cases, pushing sex crimes to the lowest of priorities and belittling women who came to them for help.
“We uncovered evidence of a disturbing pattern of deficiencies in the handling of these cases by the County Attorney’s Office, a pattern that not only denies victims meaningful access to justice, but places the safety of all women in Missoula at risk,” said Jocelyn Samuels, acting assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division.
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‘Boys will be boys’ Montana prosecutor tells 5-year-old rape victim’s mom: reportÂ* - NY Daily News