The 40-year-old Billings man and former GOP political strategist convicted of stalking a Whitefish man has been sentenced to one year in the Flathead County Detention Center followed by five years in the Montana State Prison.

A Flathead County jury in May found Daniel Edward Duffey guilty of two counts of stalking – a felony and a separate misdemeanor.

In January of 2024, a Whitefish man reported harassment to law enforcement after Duffey had repeatedly contacted him and his family, making unfounded accusations of sexual assault after the two men met at a football game in Missoula. After failing to affirm the defendant’s desire to deepen their relationship, he launched a campaign to tarnish the victim’s reputation by printing out flyers with graphics stating his identity and that he sexu

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