Man pleads innocent to sex charges

The Daily Inter Lake

A man accused of molesting children at a school in Whitefish pleaded innocent Wednesday in front of some of his alleged victims' parents.

David Farr, 36, will stand trial June 5 on five counts of felony sexual assault.

He is accused of molesting the children, ages 2 to 6, at Children's House Montessori School, where he was the administrator.

At Wednesday's arraignment, 10 members of the boys' families sat quietly in court.

Charges were filed after an investigation by the Whitefish Police Department, the Montana Division of Criminal Investigation, FBI, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Flathead County Sheriff's Office, Kalispell and Columbia Falls police departments and the Department of Family Services.

Farr was reportedly the school's administrator from June 2004 to October 2005. He also served as director and co-director of Bear Grass, the after-school program, from 1992 through 2001.

He is represented by Whitefish attorney Jack Quatman. Deputy County Attorney Dan Guzynski will prosecute at the trial before District Judge Stewart Stadler.

Farr remains free on $100,000 bond.

If convicted on all five counts, he could be sentenced to life or up to 500 years in prison.