Sexual assault allegations against commissioner candidate made public

A report by the Sandpoint Reader has made public prior sexual assault allegations involving a candidate for county commissioner.

The allegations concern conduct said to have occurred before the current campaign. The candidate’s name, the date of the allegations, the identity of the person who made them and any response from the candidate are not established in the information published here.

The development places an allegation involving a local elected-office candidate into the public campaign record. Allegations are not findings of fact, and a public report does not by itself establish that misconduct occurred.

The report also points readers toward a primary record connected to the allegations. That record should be reviewed alongside any response from the candidate and any action taken by the relevant law-enforcement or court authorities.