Tag: Sexual Assault
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Former Denver bar owner sentenced for sexual assault
A former Denver bar owner convicted in November of multiple counts of sexual assault was sentenced Friday to 11 years in prison. Jay Bianchi, who owned Sancho’s Broken Arrow, Be On Key Psychedelic Ripple and Quixote’s True Blue and co-owned So Many Roads Brewery, was convicted on Nov. 14 of three counts of sexual assault…
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Parents still waiting for Jeffco counselor plea deal on sexual assault charge
A plea deal has been delayed again for the Jeffco Public Schools counselor who allegedly started a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old student. Chloe Castro appeared in a Jefferson County District Court room in front of Judge Diego Hunt on Tuesday afternoon. Her defense attorney, Marshall Breit, noted that Castro would likely take a plea…
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6 victims of Denver rapist sue parent company of Tinder, Hinge
Six women who were drugged and sexually assaulted after matching with a Denver man on online dating apps are now suing the apps’ parent company. The plaintiffs, all victims of Stephen Matthews, a Denver cardiologist found guilty in 2024 of sexually assaulting 11 women, allege that IAC and its subsidiary Match Group Inc., which owns…
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Denver police officer arrested for allegedly tampering with evidence of assault by deputies
A Denver police officer accused of sexual assault was arrested Thursday afternoon on suspicion of tampering with the evidence from a different assault by two Denver sheriff’s deputies. Henri Soni, who was already under investigation for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman he had met while responding to a noise complaint, now faces four additional felony…
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Former Fort Collins school counselor arrested on suspicion of sexual assault on a child
Fort Collins police arrested a former school counselor Thursday on suspicion of sexually assaulting a child. Janell Edsall, 29, faces charges of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust, sexual assault on a client by a psychotherapist and false reporting to authorities, according to a news release from the City…
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20-year-old Telluride resident sentenced for attempted child sex assault, sex exploitation
A 20-year-old Telluride resident was sentenced to four years in prison Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to several child sexual exploitation charges. Raef Buttars, 20, plead guilty to attempted sexual assault on a child, attempted internet exploitation of a child, possessing child sexual exploitation material, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and giving alcohol…
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Denver Sheriff’s deputy arrested on suspicion of sexual assault of former county jail inmate
Authorities arrested a Denver Sheriff’s Department deputy Monday on suspicion of false imprisonment, official misconduct and sexual assault of a former county jail inmate. Abdirahman Ahmed, 43, was arrested by the Denver Police Department in connection with an incident that took place while he was off-duty in July, according to a news release from the…
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Pentagon steps up media restrictions, now requiring approval before reporting even unclassified info
The Pentagon is stepping up restrictions on the media by requiring journalists to sign a pledge not to report on information that has not been authorized for release, including unclassified information
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Acosta stands by Epstein’s ‘sweetheart deal’ during congressional hearing
WASHINGTON — Alexander Acosta, the former U.S. attorney in Miami who gave Jeffrey Epstein and an untold number of his co-conspirators immunity for sex trafficking dozens of underage girls, defended his decision not to prosecute Epstein during a closed-door congressional hearing Friday. The hearing, held by the House Oversight Committee, is the latest in a…