A Kalispell man pleaded not guilty to felony sexual intercourse without consent and sexual abuse of children on May 25 in Flathead County District Court.
Hank Coughran Jones, 40, allegedly raped a 15-year-old girl on multiple occasions in 2016. Jones is set to stand trial in August.
According to court records, the victim’s father contacted law enforcement after discovering that his daughter had a new phone. The father inspected the phone and found that multiple obscene photos had been shared between Jones and the girl. The girl said Jones had given her the phone after her parents had taken her phone away.
During a forensic interview, the girl told law enforcement that she and Jones had engaged in intercourse on multiple occasions.
If convicted, Jones could face up to 110 years in prison.