Editor’s note: To protect alleged victims of sexual assault, the Montana State News Bureau does not typically name victims.

A counselor at Montana Rescue Mission, Billings' largest homeless shelter, allegedly sexually assaulted two women, according to a letter sent last week to Montana’s attorney general.

The letter, written by licensed mental health counselor Jon Angel, stated that two of his clients reported being assaulted by their former counselor, Nate Church, a clinical supervisor and counselor at the Montana Rescue Mission.

Local law enforcement and the state's licensure board are investigating the matter.

The mission confirmed Monday that Church has been put on paid leave pending the investigation. Church has not been charged with a crime and denied the allegations in a phone i

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