In Montana, if a citizen is sexually assaulted by a state county or municipal law enforcement officer, the victim can sue the agency for which the officer works. But, in Montana, it’s unclear whether that same principle applies to a federal law enforcement agent because the officer is a federal employee. That’s the central question the U.S. Ni...
Montana Supreme Court To Rule On Sexual Assault Legal Boundaries Pertaining To Law Officers
The Montana Supreme Court will decide whether state law holds federal agencies accountable when one of its law enforcement officers uses their power dynamic over a citizen to commit sexual assault. This after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals put the question to the state’s high court in August. The question has no precedent in Monta...