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Negotiations between the Montana State Prison and employees union wrapped Thursday without a resolution, although the spectre of a strike appears to have subsided for now.
Former East Helena Police Chief William Daly Harrington made an initial court appearance Tuesday on a criminal complaint accusing him of distributing child pornography, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney s office.
Harrington is also under criminal investigation over a separate allegation of sexual assault, according to a press release from the city of East Helena.Â
His attorney Scott Albers declined to comment on Tuesday.
A criminal complaint filed in the child pornography case and unsealed Tuesday alleges that Harrington, 42, of Helena, distributed child pornography, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said. The crime has a mandatory minimum penalty of five years to 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and five years to life of supervised release.