Tag: Criminal Investigation Division
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Fort Carson soldier arrested in court after attending school graduation amid child sexual abuse case
Sgt. 1st Class Marquez Parker was taken into custody in an El Paso County courtroom on Monday after his bond was raised to $150,000 by a judge for allegedly violating his protection order in a child sexual abuse case. Judge Amy Cullen Cano partially based her ruling on new allegations that Parker did not follow…
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Soldier facing child sex charges waives hearing in exchange for plea deal talks
El Paso County Judge Samuel Evig granted a request from a Fort Carson soldier’s attorney to waive his right to a preliminary hearing in court on Monday for 64 charges of child sex offenses he is facing. Sgt. 1st Class Marquez Parker’s attorney, Joshua Lindley, told the judge that the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office…
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‘The case has to move forward’: Judge reluctantly grants delay as DA, Fort Carson grapple for control of child sexual abuse charges against soldier
A Fort Carson soldier facing 64 charges related to sexually assaulting a child under 15 and possessing thousands of illegal images of children will wait until May for a preliminary hearing in the case. Judge Samuel Evig reluctantly granted the motion to delay again made by an attorney representing Sgt. 1st Class Marquez Parker following…
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Fort Carson soldier facing 49 new charges after 28,000 child sexual abuse materials found
A Fort Carson soldier accused of possessing over 28,000 child sexual abuse images and videos faces 49 new charges, including several counts of sexual assault on a child, court records obtained by The Gazette show. Sgt. 1st Class Marquez Parker, 39, is charged with 14 counts of sexual assault on a child less than 15…
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Fort Carson soldier allegedly possessed over 7,000 images, videos of child sexual exploitation material
A Fort Carson soldier was charged after a nine-month investigation by numerous law enforcement agencies into alleged possession, participation, production, sale and trade of child sexual exploitation material. Law enforcement believes Sgt. First Class Marquez Parker, 38, of Fountain, captured some of the over 7,000 illegal materials found on his devices in residential areas of…