MISSOULA — A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service SCUBA diver has been sentenced to six months in prison for sexually assaulting a co-worker while on a work trip in Glacier National Park.
U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen sentenced 67-year-old Lawrence L. Lockard of Bigfork on Friday. Lockard earlier pleaded guilty to abusive sexual contact. He was ordered to pay $22,000 in restitution to the victim.
Prosecutors said Lockard and two co-workers were in Glacier park for a SCUBA trip at Quartz Lake in September 2015. Lockard and the woman slept in a cabin while another co-worker slept in a tent to avoid disturbing the others with his sleep apnea.
The woman said she awakened to find Lockard in bed with her, touching her inappropriately and trying to remove her clothing.