Jan.

15, 2020

Feeling exhausted and let down by officers and prosecutors, Jillian Miller reached out to the Jackson Hole
News&Guide as a last-ditch effort to seek justice following a sexual assault she endured in December 2018 by a
customer at her work.

News&Guide reporters Allie Gross and Emily Mieure painstakingly retraced Miller’s journey through the justice
system to find out why the perpetrator received such a light sentence. Teton County’s newly elected prosecutor Erin
Weisman would not release statistics that would have helped our reporters establish a trend of sexual charges being
pleaded down to lesser misdemeanors. In a response to our open records request, she said the task would place too
much of a burden on her office.

The Aug. 28 story, “Groping victim feels let down by cops, prosecutors, courts,” spurred dialogue about how sexual
assault is handled in our community.

Jackson Police Chief Todd Smith penned a lengthy statement defending officers’ training on the department’s public
Facebook page, and an opinion piece in a subsequent edition of the newspaper. Local activists demanded meetings
with the police chief and updates to police protocols.

Others started a conversation on social media asking women to share their experiences with sexual assault. More
residents submitted “Guest Shot” opinions and letters to the editor calling for changes to the state’s sexual battery
law to better serve victims. 89.1 KHOL News and Community Affairs Director Robyn Vincent also interviewed the
writers about the story and its impact, which can be found at TinyURL.com/victimletdown.

After the News&Guide Editorial Board published an editorial, “Survivors deserve action,” on Sept. 4, Weisman
called a meeting with the newspaper to discuss the article and her office’s relationship with the media. Since the
article and editorial published, the Teton County Prosecutor’s Office has been increasingly more transparent with
our reporters. Attorneys in the office have also attended a specialized sexual assault training for the first time and
Weisman vowed to follow up on the state statue, offering to gauge amenability of fellow prosecutors to changing the
law.

The story also caught the attention of Wyoming state Rep. Mike Yin, who met with Miller, local prosecutors and
police, colleagues in the state legislature and statewide advocacy organizations. Yin is currently working to draft
language to update the state’s sexual battery statutes with the intent to introduce legislation in Cheyenne during the
upcoming session.

“Telling my story is one of the most vulnerable positions I’ve placed myself in,” Miller wrote on social media the
day the story was published. “I hope it serves to enact change.”

After reading Miller’s story, other sexual assault survivors have reached out to share their challenges navigating the
local justice system. This, as well as the motivation found by local and state representatives, is what has made this
story so impactful to our community and victims statewide.

Thank you for your consideration for the Public Service Award.

Sincerely,

Johanna Love Allie Gross Emily Mieure

Editor Teton County reporter Criminal Justice reporter
Jackson, Wyoming Wednesday, August 28, 2019 One dollar

Report
SUNSET SCRIMMAGE
s

says do
no harm
in Karns
Consultant advises
delicate development,
town to create a plan
for the property.
By Cody Cottier

A long-awaited environmental
study urges officials to tread lightly in
developing a park in Karns Meadow,
saying it could easily upset an ecosys-
tem already hemmed in and strained
by human activity.
The analysis argues for a more
REBECCA NOBLE / NEWS&GUIDE
strategic and carefully considered ap-
The Broncs line up to run a play during their BroncBash scrimmage last week at William T. McIntosh Stadium. See proach to managing the 42-acre swath
the Sports section for a preview of the Broncs’ season, which kicks off at 7 p.m. Friday night against Teton High
School at the Broncs’ home stadium.
of wetlands along Flat Creek and sur-
rounded by Jackson. Though the re-
port doesn’t dismiss the prospect of

Groping victim feels let down

building a park, it does address key
features with great caution.
“The gains to our community may
be outweighed by the impacts to
wildlife habitat,” states the analy-

by cops, prosecutors, courts sis, which was produced by Jackson-

based environmental consultant Eco-
Connect.
If elected officials take that judg-
ment to heart, it could mean the prop-
A man pleaded guilty to ‘breach “The crazy thing is the lanes were completely booked and
no one saw or stopped it,” Miller later told police. erty will not fulfill the vision Pete
of peace’ after a woman said he The three men were starting to pass out on the couches at Karns had in mind when he sold it
to the town with conservation ease-
their bowling lane, Miller said. When she approached them
groped her breast, a crime some say the tallest of the three pushed her up against a table. ments in 2003. He made clear that he
hoped to strike a balance between the
constitutes ‘sexual battery.’ “He pushed his finger into my nipple as hard as he could
interests of Jackson’s human and ani-
and then cupped my breast and took his other hand and
By Emily Mieure and Allie Gross started rubbing it all over my body,” Miller told police, as mal residents.
documented in law enforcement body camera footage ob- “My family wants wildlife to
The drunk and disruptive customers needed to leave. tained by the News&Guide. “I was continually pushing him thrive,” he wrote in a News&Guide
That’s what propelled general manager Jillian Miller to away, and he kept trying to come back and do it until his guest shot in January 2018. “We want
head toward the far corner lanes at Hole Bowl, preparing to brother was like, ‘I don’t think she actually wants you to this great community to thrive; and
confront the men. touch her.’” we want the Karns Meadow to be
It was a busy night at the restaurant and bowling alley Miller asked for help from male co-workers, who asked used by the people of Jackson and not
on Dec. 14, 2018, with large groups of people bowling at ev- the men to leave. just the wildlife who live there.”
ery lane. See GroPInG on 16A See KArns on 26A

Land Trust founder Hocker was ‘hardy and plucky’

Ardent conservationist
helped weave the fabric
of protected private land
that saved special places.
By Mike Koshmrl
A city girl and widowed middle-aged
mother named Jean Hocker came to
Jackson Hole some 43 years ago for the
love of a man.
But in no time it was the valley that
captured her heart — setting Hocker on
the path for a distinguished career in
land preservation that eventually led
her away. Early in her 11-year Teton
County tenure, along with Story Clark,
she founded the Jackson Hole Land
Trust, an institution that’s responsible
for rural character and open viewscapes
that persist today through much of
Jackson Hole.
Jean’s husband, former Sierra Club
volunteer Phil Hocker, recalled how his
wife overcame their last name, which
smelled in that day of his sometimes-
thorny brand of environmental activ-
ism. She got the Land Trust off the
ground with “guts and determination,”
he said.
“It was Jean going and meeting with
ranchers in their own kitchen,” Phil
Hocker said of his late wife, “and talk-
ing with them, hearing their fears and
gaining their trust.”
“You can’t imagine a better person to
do that,” he said.
Jean Hocker, 79, died Saturday in
Arlington, Virginia, with her family at
her side. It was an unexpected bout of
cancer diagnosed in March that took
her away, and she “wasn’t ready to go,”
though she did so peacefully, Phil Hock-
er said.
Longtime resident Hank Phibbs
didn’t downplay praise for a departed
friend: “Jean was a gentle, very fierce
and compassionate warrior in the mold
of Mardy Murie.
“That’s the best thing I can say about
anybody,” he said.
Phibbs’ wife, Leslie Peterson, recalled
that Hocker, along with Clark, assem-
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dents to curb perpetrators from harm-
GropinG
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
ing more victims in the future.
Continued from 17A “What we know is, most men don’t
Miller was “shocked” to learn that rape,” Schwartz said. “We know that

BY THE NUMBERS
prosecutors need to prove the suspect most men aren’t offenders. We also
got pleasure from what he did. She also know that of the men who sexually as-
felt let down by the discretion used by sault, they are multiple offenders. They
police and prosecutors. are able to do it multiple times because
The Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network primarily uses data from the National “To find out that the town and county there are no consequences. Then it
Crime Victimization Survey, conducted annually by the U.S. Department of Justice. In that prosecute based on their discretion and gets progressively worse in the conduct
report, rape is defined as coerced or forced sexual intercourse. Sexual assault includes in this case chose to protect the rights they’re allowed.”
attacks or attempted attacks generally involving unwanted sexual contact between victim
of the perpetrator more than protect the Schwartz supports national-level
and offender, with or without force, grabbing or fondling and verbal threats.
rights of the victim was incredibly dis- campaigns that urge communities to be-
heartening and discouraging,” she said. lieve survivors who come forward. But
“It made me feel defeated.” believing isn’t enough.
FOR EVERY 1,000 SEXUAL ASSAULTS, “Just because the prosecutors be-
Back to town court lieve that it happened, evidence that
995 PERPETRATORS WILL WALK FREE After Hinckley departed and other the police could have collected right at
prosecutors declined to pursue Miller’s the time has passed,” Schwartz said. “If
230 ARE REPORTED TO POLICE case in state court, it was refiled in mu- they had the ability to talk to patrons
nicipal court on March 1, 2019, records there or to identify different people the
show. longer you wait to do that type of inves-
In addition to meeting with Chief tigation, the evidence goes away. People
46 REPORTS LEAD TO ARREST Smith, Miller met with Town Attorney Lea start forgetting. We can’t track down
Colasuonno and County Prosecutor Weis- the people who were at the bar.”
man hoping they would elevate her case. Experts say the answer to finding
But Colasuonno agreed to amend it justice for victims is more advocates
9 CASES ARE REFERRED TO PROSECUTORS to breach of peace in a plea deal, which and more training. Police and prosecu-
Miller said she found out about later. tors can improve practices of communi-
Breach of peace, per town code, is cating with victims by educating them-
when a person uses “speech or expres- selves on how to interact with victims
sions that are not merely provocative of trauma, the Community Safety Net-
5 CASES WILL LEAD TO A FELONY CONVICTION or challenging, but are either obscene work’s Moskowitz said.
or likely to produce a clear and present Wyoming peace officers receive 605
danger of a serious substantive evil that hours of general training during the
rises far above 14-week Wyoming
4.6 RAPISTS WILL BE INCARCERATED public inconve- Law Enforcement
nience or annoy- Academy, Direc-
ance,” or for some- “Why else does tor Chuck Bayne
one who “disturbs said. Two hours
the peace of a a guy grab of the program is
community or its dedicated to sex-
inhabitants by a woman’s breast?” ual assault train-
unreasonably loud ing. That training
noise or music, or — Becket Hinckley includes how to
FOR EVERY 1,000 by using threat- FORMER TETON COUNTY DEPUTY PROSECUTOR identify applicable
ening, abusive or statutes, know-
ASSAULT AND BATTERY CRIMES violent actions ing improper and
with knowledge or proper settings
627 ARE REPORTED TO POLICE probable cause to believe he will disturb in which to interview victims, how to
the peace.” Breach of peace citations are identify a crime scene that needs to be
more often issued for unreasonably loud investigated, collecting evidence, deter-
noise or music. mining if there’s a connection between
255 REPORTS LEAD TO ARREST Every conviction in town court car- the suspect and victim and identifying
ries the same $750 maximum fine, with reasons sexual assault cases are hard to
no jail time on the table, both Colasu- prosecute.
onno and Smith said. It’s common for victims to feel let
105 CASES ARE REFERRED TO PROSECUTORS “It doesn’t matter if you plead guilty down by the justice system, experts say.
to unlawful touching in municipal court, “In our community these are things
or breach of peace or public intox, $750 that are just let go of because there’s a
is the most you can charge that person chance we can lose the case,” Schwartz
with,” Smith said. “They all have the said. “I’m not saying there’s not a chance
41 CASES WILL LEAD TO A FELONY CONVICTION same equivalency in the eyes of the law.” you can lose the case, but sometimes
For Miller, however, there’s a mean- you have to take a chance on these
ingful difference between “unlawful things in order to send the message that
contact” and “breach of peace.” we’re committed to prosecuting sexual
33 CRIMINALS WILL BE INCARCERATED “It’s not even close to the same thing,” assault.”
she said.
Unlawful contact “impacts other Healing outside the system
people’s lives,” she said, “and the sever- Advocates help victims heal in other
ity of his actions are so much stronger. ways outside the legal system, like be-
They’ve impacted me so much more lieving victims and helping them rees-
than if he had been my neighbor play- tablish a sense of security, Moskowitz
ing loud music out of his house.” said.
Miller received restitution in the “It’s really just about feeling like they
SUSPECTS RELEASED PRE-TRIAL form of paid therapy sessions, up to might have ownership over their own
$8,000, she said. But she was not in- story even if those other pieces aren’t
THAT COMMIT NEW CRIMES vited to court to make a victim impact able to come to fruition,” Moskowitz
statement, which can often be cathartic said.
for victims of abuse, according to sexual “Sometimes, these outcomes that are
violence prevention experts. in other people’s jurisdiction, in other
Pre-trial 520 No victim impact statement was people’s hands, might not be the path
taken, Colasuonno said, because there that will be most satisfying,” Moskowitz
RAPE
wasn’t a formal sentencing. The man said. “It really is, unfortunately, kind of
a challenge to rely on that legal piece for
Arrested for
another crime 70 paid the fine, a conviction was entered
the ultimate satisfactory ending.”
and the case closed. Miller said she approached the
The last three adult sexual battery News&Guide for a sense of closure.
convictions in Teton County were cases “I felt like this was the only opportu-
Pre-trial 440 that started as felony sexual assault nity I would have to have any justice for
ROBBERY
charges and were pleaded down to mis- what happened because they disregard-
demeanor sexual battery, according to ed everything,” Miller said.
Arrested for
another crime 110 records provided by the Teton County Although she couldn’t financially
Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. pursue a civil suit and she couldn’t
Data the News&Guide requested to find a satisfactory resolution within
analyze trends of sexual battery convic- the criminal justice system, Miller has
Pre-trial 630 tions over the last decade was denied. made progress with healing.
ASSAULT & “The accumulation of data and cre- “You get to the point where — I have
BATTERY ation of these reports would be burden- to move on,” Miller said. “I can’t get bro-
some and would cause ‘unnecessary in- ken up over it all the time. I just need to
Arrested for
another crime 90 terference with the regular discharge’ of get past it. The law doesn’t work. When
the duties of my office,” Weisman wrote it’s not there for you, you have to find
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 in an email. another way to move through it.”
Kristen Schwartz, supervising attor-
ney at the Wyoming Coalition Against Contact Emily Mieure at 732-7066 or
Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, courts@jhnewsandguide.com. Contact
said it’s important to prosecute sexual Allie Gross at 732-7063 or county@
Source: THE RESTAURANT OPPORTUNITIES CENTERS UNITED ANDY EDWARDS / NEWS&GUIDE
batteries and unlawful touching inci- jhnewsandguide.com.
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Jackson Chief of Police Todd Smith, are
taking a hard look at revising the state’s
18-year-old sexual battery law after a
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and prosecutors handled her case.
In December 2018, Jillian Miller was
working as general manager at Hole
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Though some said the crime should
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ultimately pleaded down to “breach of
L E T U S P R OV E IT peace,” a low misdemeanor commonly
applied to noise complaints, carrying a
$500 fine and no jail time.
Yin said that after reading about
Miller’s case in the News&Guide,
he met with Chief Smith. State Sen.
Mike Gierau, D-Teton, and Rep. Andy
Schwartz, D-Teton, have also met with
Smith to learn more about the sexual
battery statutes.
Yin also plans to meet with Teton
County Prosecutor Erin Weisman and
talk later this week with Miller and the
Wyoming Association of Sheriffs and
Chiefs of Police to learn more about the
statute and how it could be improved.
“I want to make sure we have effec-
tive laws on the books,” Yin said, “people
can both make sure they get closure on
something like this happening to them
and also make sure people are held ac-
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tim’s intimate parts by the actor, or of the
actor’s intimate parts by the victim, or of
the clothing covering the immediate area
of the victim’s or actor’s intimate parts.”
In her case, Miller said she was
troubled when prosecutors told her
they needed to prove the suspect was
“aroused” from groping her breast.
“I wholeheartedly agree that there
shouldn’t be a standard of, ‘Did he
have pleasure from what he did?’” she
said. “Because the act itself shouldn’t
be judged on his reaction. That’s ri-
diculous. It’s a power thing, so I think
that’s really important.”
Teton County prosecutors said sex-
ual battery cases can be challenging to
prosecute in part because “you’ve got
to convince the jury that that behav-
ior was obviously for arousal,” Teton
County Chief Deputy Prosecutor Clark
Allan told the News&Guide previously.
The Wyoming Legislature intro-
duced the sexual battery statute in
2001. The last amendment was in 2007.
Kristen Schwartz, supervising attor-
ney at the Wyoming Coalition Against
Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault,
said prosecutors can operate within the
existing statute without proving arous-
al, because the statute requires “sexual
arousal, gratification or abuse.” They
need to prove only the “abuse” part,
which she believes should have been
possible in a case like Miller’s.
“Any sort of forced contact would be
abuse,” Schwartz said. “I don’t know if
they necessarily have to prove sexual
arousal or gratification. They just have
to prove it’s abusive touch. When you
don’t have somebody’s consent and you
touch their intimate part, I would think
that would meet the definition of abuse,
no matter whether or not he received
sexual gratification or arousal.”
Schwartz acknowledged that the
statute is probably aimed at distin-
guishing between accidental touch and
sexual violence. If that’s the case, she
suggested it could be better for the stat-
ute to clarify that the “sexual contact”
is criminal when it’s intentional and not
unintentional.
“I’d rather it be written in a way that
makes the person who did the touch-
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Blotter
■ X marks the spot: Some
neighbors who don’t get along got
into a dispute over graffiti on one of
their fences. The homeowner who
called police said his neighbor took a
permanent marker and made scribbles
and X’s all over his fence. The accused
neighbor didn’t answer the door when
police visited her house.
■ The Grinch who stole the
Galaxy: A resident told police his
Federal Express package was stolen
off his front stoop. FedEx showed it
was delivered, but he said he never
saw it at his house. The package
was a Samsung Galaxy Note screen
replacement.
■ Missing bike: Someone’s $800
bicycle was stolen Sept. 24 out from
under the stairs near their front door
on West Deloney Avenue.
■ Juul in school: A 15-year-old
girl was cited for possession of tobacco
after school officials found her vape
pen.
■ Off-roading under the
influence: Residents in Melody
Ranch called police last week because
one of their neighbors was driving
through people’s yards. Deputies
located the man, who was passed
out in his driver’s seat with his truck
still running. He was parked in his
own driveway. The 58-year-old was
arrested on a charge of DUI.
■ Unhappy customer: Police
responded to Hole Bowl at 11 p.m. Sept.
24 about a man who had returned to
man had been causing a disturbance
and bothering other customers,
reports stated. Officers found him on
the front patio of the business with an
open container of beer. The man tried
to walk away from police and became
violent when they tried to detain
him. He was arrested on charges of
interference and open container.
■ Over served: A man became
really drunk Sept. 26 and responsibly the fastest way to
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he was too intoxicated to remember
where he lived, police said. The Get Started
33-year-old was arrested on a charge
of public intoxication.
■ Not cool: A drunk man was
pointing his cellphone at people,
pretending it was a gun. The 39-year- download the app
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on him because they were disturbed
by his behavior. The man attempted
to run away from officers when they
arrived, and he refused to provide any
ID. The Phoenix man was arrested on
charges of interference and pedestrian
under the influence.
■ Stranger danger: A man
went inside a woman’s apartment
unannounced around 10 p.m.
Saturday and she kicked him out,
only for him to try to come back in.
When officers arrived, the man was
passed out next to a bottle of liquor
on her stoop. The man was too drunk
to sit up, and when police tried to get
measure his breath the monitor kept

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Continued from 2A
ing have to prove it was accidental if
that’s what it was,” Schwartz said.
In a follow-up interview Monday,
Chief Smith said he thinks “the statute
has been an issue since the day it was
written.” He said it is problematic from
“
“We talked about inserting intention-
al touching and striking the arousal,
gratification and abuse part,” she said. We have all seen it, the roadside wildlife tragedy.
But she is cautious about unintended Wildlife not only feeds the local economy, many
consequences of changing language in people feed their family from strong sustainable
the law, like affecting juvenile cases in herds. For hunters supporting wildlife crossing
which the same sexual contact defini- funding is putting our money where are mouth is,
tion is used. The definition of sexual

a law enforcement perspective because
it’s difficult for officers to establish prob-
able cause for the intent of why some-
one intimately touched another person
without their consent.
“We need a common sense law and
something that works in many scenar-
ios,” Smith said.
Prosecutors have to prove a higher
burden, beyond a reasonable doubt.
Teton County Prosecutor Erin Weisman
is also involved in discussions about
changing the statute. She brought it up
to other Wyoming county attorneys at a
contact is used in several Wyoming stat-
utes, case law and annotations — sexu-
al abuse of a minor in the first, second,
third and fourth degrees, sexual assault
in the first, second and third degrees,
sexual battery, public indecency, exploi-
tation of a vulnerable adult and incest.
“Any amendment would need to be
carefully crafted, as the reach is wide
under Wyoming law,” Weisman said.
They also don’t want to criminalize
the accidental brushing of a fellow shop-
per in a narrow grocery aisle, she said.
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literally. Let’s keep wildlife in the longterm plan for
Teton County.
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conference last week. Their feedback is Weisman expects those nuances to

pending, she said.
“I feel like it’s my duty to raise the is-
sue,” Weisman said. “But we need total
support from the prosecutor’s associa-
tion.”
Weisman, too, has met with local
lawmakers to discuss potential chang-
es to make the law applicable to more
be closely examined by attorneys and
lawmakers if a bill is proposed. Stake-
holders will look outside Wyoming, at
other’s state’s laws and definitions, as
they decide the best way to proceed.
Contact Allie Gross at 732-7063; Contact
Emily Mieure at 732-7066.
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