Prostitution arrest made in Kalispell
By MICHAEL JAMISON of the Missoulian

Noted businessman charged as investigation continues

KALISPELL - A longtime Kalispell businessman was arrested Wednesday and charged with hiring prostitutes, and police say he may have paid women upward of $1 million for sexual relations.

The yearlong investigation into Dick Dasen, 61, is not yet closed, said Kalispell Chief of Police Frank Garner.

"This could turn out to be a whole lot more complicated than it appears on the surface," he said.
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Dasen is well-known in Kalispell, having helped build local landmarks
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He also is involved with Christian Financial and Christian Counseling, Garner said.
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Some of the individual women, he said, are thought to have received more than $100,000.
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"Is there a connection? I'm not saying no," Garner said. "But part of the investigation is determining the scope of the matter."

Some of the women were from the local area, he said, and some were not. Likewise, it is unclear where the large sums of money came from,
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he is not to have any unsupervised contact with any women other than his immediate family
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"It happens once and a while," he said, "but it's pretty rare."


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