Tag: Child Abuse
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4-year-old Colorado boy raising money for service dog after suffering brain injury
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In most ways, Hugh is a typical 4-year-old boy. His family describes him as rambunctious and loving. He likes to run and play at the park and help around the house, including trying to take the trash out on his own. He tells strangers “I…
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Colorado Springs daycare owner who kept 26 children behind false wall sentenced to prison
A Colorado Springs woman who kept children behind a false wall at her unlicensed daycare was sentenced to six years in prison on Thursday. Carla Faith was convicted in August of a felony count of attempting to influence a public servant, 26 charges of misdemeanor child abuse, and another misdemeanor of running a child care facility…
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Metro Denver parents arrested, accused of abusing infant twins
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The parents of three children were arrested on Friday after police said they are suspected of abusing their infant twins, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. Jeremy Esposito, 34, and his wife, Jonelle Esposito, 28, are being held on suspicion of multiple charges including four counts of felony child abuse, police said. Last Sunday,…
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Ute Tribal members gets 20 years for sex crimes against child
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A member of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison on Tuesday for sexually abusing multiple children at his Colorado home, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado. Blair R. House, 63, of Towaoc, was sentenced for aggravated sexual abuse and sexual abuse against two…
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Westminster babysitter sentenced to 21 years for child abuse
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Westminster woman received a 21-year prison sentence recently in a child abuse case so severe, the toddler suffered two broken collar bones and head injuries that caused brain swelling. Brandi Alexandria Leclaire, 27, is serving her sentence in the Denver Women’s Correctional Facility and…
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Chatfield High School principal resigns amid ongoing failure to report investigation
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The principal of Chatfield High School in Jefferson County has resigned more than a month after he was put on administrative leave for an investigation into failure to report child abuse. Jefferson County Public Schools announced Chad Broer’s resignation Monday in an email to families signed by Chief of Schools Dan Cohan and Community Superintendent…
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Greeley man sentenced to 120 years in prison for sexually assaulting two young girls
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Greeley man was sentenced to 120 years in prison for repeatedly sexually assaulting two young girls over the course of two years, the Weld County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday. Christipher Shafer, 48, was…
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Aurora man sentenced to 80 years for killing two men, shooting child and cop
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An Aurora man who killed two men and shot a cop and an 8-year-old boy was sentenced to 80 years in prison, the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced Monday. D’Marcus Jones-Brown, 31, was convicted…
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Man accused of killing family babysitter pleads not guilty
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A Larimer County man accused of fatally shooting a babysitter and then strangling a girl in Windsor last October pleaded not guilty on Tuesday. Trevor George, 33, plead not guilty to nearly 20 crimes including murder, assault, child abuse, robbery, burglary and motor vehicle theft, according to the Weld County District Attorney’s Office. The charges…
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Children robbed of cash box, snacks for sale at park in Centennial
An 11-year-old boy and his younger brother were robbed on Saturday while selling soda, candy and other treats at Cherry Knolls Park in Centennial, according to the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities said the children brought a cooler to the park and began selling snacks and drinks to parkgoers from under a pine tree in…