John Gribble is scheduled to appear in Missoula County Justice Court later this month on a single charge of sexually abusing a child; specifically, the middle-aged man possessed child pornography, according to a complaint and affidavit filed by Deputy Missoula County Attorney Jason Marks. As outlined in Marks' affidavit:
Gribble came to the attention of Missoula police when a Three Rivers employee contacted them on Oct. 17 with her concerns. She first went to her supervisors at Missoula counseling service after seeing the words "female child nude" and "preteen nude girls by themselves" in the browser window of Gribble's computer.
But, said the affidavit, "she has been dissuaded to report anything in regards to Gribble to the authorities with a threat of dismissal."
The woman eventually was fired. Three Rivers Administrator Shea Hennelly said there were several reasons for that action, including the fact that the employee contacted police about Gribble after being told her concerns did not meet the criteria for notifying authorities.
"In order to provide mental health services, we can't engage in dual roles. We're not allowed to go to police" unless actual child abuse is observed, he said. "She didn't witness someone abusing a child. What this woman reported to this office was she saw the tab of Web browsers that said teenage girls. That's a lot different."
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