MISSOULA — Dirus Kane Jim has been arrested following a Monday morning incident in Missoula.
Jim, 25 years old, has been charged with sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl after breaking into her family's home early Monday morning.
According to court documents, at some point Jim left the young girl's bedroom, and she started screaming. The screams woke her mother, and her mother's boyfriend, John Smith.
Jim was found in the bathroom wearing only black socks with a pink towel around his waist, strangling the family dog.
His clothes were found on the girl's bed.
Smith got the dog away from Jim, and the police were called. To the best of our knowledge, the dog survived.
A preliminary breath alcohol test registered at .183, according to court documents, which is more than twice the legal limit to operate a motor vehicle.
Jim is charged with sexual assault, burglary, and cruelty to animals, and is being held on $250,000 bond.
NOTE: The information above is from criminal court documents filed in the case, and do not necessarily provide all of the information relevant to the case. Defendants are considered legally innocent until proven guilty in court.
