Man sentenced in 2019 Missoula rape case
A man convicted in a 2019 Missoula rape case was sentenced last week to 20 years in the Montana State Prison, according to court filings. Richard S...
A man convicted in a 2019 Missoula rape case was sentenced last week to 20 years in the Montana State Prison, according to court filings. Richard S. Purcell was found guilty of one felony count of sexual intercourse without consent charge on Oct. 19, 2022, by a Missoula jury. On March 8, he was sentenced to 20 years in the Montana State Prison, with 10 of those years suspended. Missoula County District Court Judge John W. Larson presided. Charging documents allege in 2018, Missoula police responded to a sexual assault call.