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Convicted murderer accused of raping underage relative

by DERRICK PERKINS
Daily Inter Lake | December 13, 2024 12:00 AM

A 42-year-old convicted murderer staying with his mother outside Columbia Falls is accused of raping an underage relative over the summer.  

Jesse Rolen Curtis, who is on probation for an out-of-state 2004 second-degree murder conviction, now faces a felony count of sexual intercourse without consent in Flathead County District Court. Booked into the county jail Dec. 10, Curtis remains behind bars with bail set at $150,000.  

He is expected to appear before Judge Danni Coffman on Jan. 16 for his arraignment.  

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