· Helena Independent Record · By Al Knauber · From the Border Crossing Law Firm media archive.
The Helena Independent Record reports that Jefferson County closed its investigation into Audemio Orozco-Ramirez's sexual-assault allegation, saying the evidence did not establish a crime and that a federal investigator agreed. Shahid Haque criticized the investigation's timing and independence, the limited interview of his client, and the county's failure to disclose key evidence.
This report documents the sharp disagreement that made the civil lawsuit necessary. The county viewed the matter as resolved; Shahid argued that an institution accused of failing his client could not provide the only account of what happened.