Tag: Crimes Against Children
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Felony status for indecent exposure in front of children passes Colorado legislature
Indecent exposure is the only child sex crime in Colorado classified as a misdemeanor, instead of a felony. But that will soon change if Gov. Jared Polis signs a new bill into law. House Bill 1135 would make it a felony crime if a person over the age of 18 exposes or touches their genitals for…
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Convicted murderer, serial predator sentenced for sexually assaulting child in Arvada
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A convicted murderer and serial sexual predator will serve 24 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl in Arvada in 2020. Ronn Gregory Wyman, 63, was sentenced Wednesday on charges of sexual assault on a child, the First Judicial District Attorney’s…
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Aurora’s latest mass shooting connected to party; multiple shooters at large
Sunday’s mass shooting that left five people wounded in Aurora has been connected to a nearby party, according to the Aurora Police Department. No arrests have been made as of Monday evening. The shooting happened just after midnight in the area of North Dayton Street and East Colfax Avenue. Police said they believe the shooters…
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Aurora leaders want ‘all hands on deck’ after third large youth shooting in 2 weeks
The Aurora community is reeling after five people were shot Sunday in the city’s latest act of mass gun violence. The shooting, which hospitalized boys age 16 to 20, is the third large shooting in Aurora in under two weeks, all involving teenage victims. The first shooting, outside of Aurora Central High School, left six…
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Police: 13-year-old Aurora girl found safe; man in custody
The Aurora Police Department announced Wednesday night that a missing 13-year-old Aurora girl has been found safe. An Amber Alert has been deactivated. Police said Navarro Cathey, a 41-year-old man from California, has been arrested in Utah and charges are pending. The girl apparently met Cathey online and had been speaking with him leading up to…
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Colorado middle school teacher charged with sexual exploitation of a child
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A former teacher at Clear Creek Middle School in Idaho Springs has been charged with sexual exploitation of a child, the First Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced Monday. Justin Paul Manter, 25, was charged Thursday with five counts of sexual exploitation of a child, in…
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Man faces sexual assault charges in connection with missing Westminster girl
A man has been arrested and charged with sexual assault on a child in connection with the 11-year-old Westminster girl who went missing Tuesday, the Westminster Police Department announced. Police said Michael Patrick Buckley, 30, was arrested Wednesday afternoon and is being held in the Jefferson County Detention Facility — the same county where the…
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Former Colorado city councilman sentenced to probation for child sex crimes
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A former Craig city councilman will avoid jail time after he was caught trying to solicit sex from an underaged girl online. Brian MacKenzie, 50, was sentenced Friday to 10 years of probation in Colorado’s Sex Offender Intensive Supervision Program. He will register as a…
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Jefferson County inmate dies halfway through sentence for child sexual assault
An 81-year-old inmate at the Jefferson County Jail has died halfway through his one-year sentence for sexually assaulting a child, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday. Alford Pittman was pronounced dead on Wednesday, two days after he was taken to St. Anthony Hospital because of health issues. The sheriff’s office said Pittman required surgery…
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Chatfield High School principal resigns amid ongoing failure to report investigation
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…