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Re: “Best Furniture Store”
I this a good place to buy mattresses? My wife and I just moved to Missoula and are looking for a good furniture store in the area. http://www.dsmattress.com
Re: “Best Radio Station”
LOVE that Dirty Blue Camel Show!!!!
Re: “Best Radio Station”
LOVE that Dirty Blue Camel Show!!!
Re: “Best Veterinarian”
You are soooo right, that Sara Stephens is THE best!!! Missoula will miss her very much! Port Isabel and S. Padre Island, TX are the lucky ones now have her there for their pets!!!
Dottie H.
Re: “Best Radio Personality”
Sugary? More like smokey with a hippy drawl.
Either way congratulations on the popularity vote!
Re: “Best Tattoo Parlor”
Painless steel
Lee Burns tattoo shops missoula
No prison time: Missoula tattoo parlor owner sentenced for sexual abuse
StoryDiscussionNo prison time: Missoula tattoo parlor owner sentenced for sexual abuse
By GWEN FLORIO of the Missoulian missoulian.com | Posted: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 6:00 am |
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A Missoula tattoo parlor owner who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a teenage girl over several years received a 15-year suspended sentence Tuesday in Missoula District Court.
James Lee Burns, owner of Painless Steel on South Fifth Street West, must also pay $39,000 in restitution to cover five years of counseling costs for his victim, and register as a Tier 1 sex offender, meaning that he's considered a low risk for repeating the offense.
Burns' attorney, John Smith, had argued for a six-year deferred sentence, meaning the case would be dismissed if he served out the six years without incident. But Deputy Missoula County Attorney Suzy Boylan demurred, saying that "I think between the charge and the sentence, he is getting an incredible break for which he should be incredibly grateful."
Burns pleaded guilty in September to a felony count of sexual assault. His victim accused him of molesting her about a dozen times, beginning when she was about 13 until she was 20.
"The only reason you are not going to prison is that you have done an excellent job of cleaning up the mess that you have made," District Court Judge Douglas Harkin told Burns.
Boylan pointed out that Burns and his wife now have a 2-year-old adopted son, which means that Burns inevitably will be in contact with other children.
"We need to be very careful of the contact he has with small children," Harkin said. " ... As the boy grows up, there will be other boys and there will be girls hanging around."
Smith told Harkin that one of the conditions placed upon Burns stipulates that he can't be around other children unless he's accompanied by an approved and trained adult who's aware of Burns' background.
Another condition, said Boylan, is that Burns have no contact with his victim unless she initiates it through his probation officer.
The victim specifically requested the suspended sentence, Boylan said, which means that the charge stays on his record.
"Her feeling was that he did not need to go to prison, but needs some accountability - and some public accountability," she said.
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Re: “Best Activist”
If any of her "constituents" truly knew her, she would not be held in such high regard...such is the life of a politician.
Re: “Best Tattoo Parlor”
So the fact that the owner of this establishment is a convicted child molester, and that most of the decent artists have quit and are now working elsewhere, didn't seem to sway the publics opinion. Good job Missoula. Good job.
Re: “Best New Band”
Thank you Missoula!!! We are double jazzed to be Missoula's Best New Band!! Come check us out on 7/19 at The Badlander and again on 8/6 at The Palace Lounge. Both shows start at 10pm and hopefully live up to all the hype. Thanks again Missoula. See you at the party!
Re: “Best Radio Personality”
Woo Hoo! Congratulations Tracy! You are the Bestiest Bestist!
Re: “Best Doctor/Health Care Provider”
Congratulations Dr Ravitz! Thanks for making health care human!
Re: “Best Store for Gifts”
Bacon band-aids...yep, I got some. Congratulations Rockin Rudy's!
Re: “Best Real Estate Agent”
Congratulations Mindy! You ROCK the Real Estate world!
Re: “Best Plant Nursery”
The most helpful employees around. I do not have any green thumbs and I had the nicest woman help me find "plants hard to kill." Caras is the BEST!
Re: “Best Restaurant”
Every time I eat at the Red Bird it is better than the last time. Congratulations!
Re: “Best Ice Cream”
Their huckleberry ice cream is out of this world!
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Re: “Best Hairstylist”
Ohhh yeahhhh :)