Tag: rape
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‘Worse than the assault’: Colorado women say reporting rape deepened their trauma
Natalie, a single mother, dropped off her son at daycare, went to therapy and then returned home. She swallowed a fistful of pills, washing them down with a six-pack of beer. She was ready to end her life. “I just wanted the pain to go away,” she said. Brittney Smith, an artist living in Colorado…
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Why Colorado rape cases rarely result in an arrest and prosecution
In Colorado, most rape cases go nowhere. Over the past decade, for every 10 reports of rape, there is only one arrest Warning: This story contains descriptions of sexual violence. Kiersten May remembered a fuzziness overtake her as Saturday night slid into Sunday morning at the remote Colorado mountain campsite on May 26, 2024. Her…
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Former El Paso County sheriff’s deputy sentenced to jail for sexual assault
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A former El Paso County sheriff’s deputy was sentenced to 30 days in jail on Jan. 16 after pleading guilty to sexual assault charges last year. Dalton Bridges was arrested in January 2023 after investigators say he made unwanted sexual advances toward a woman, and…
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Former El Paso County sheriff’s deputy sentenced to jail for sexual assault
A former El Paso County sheriff’s deputy was sentenced to 30 days in jail on Jan. 16 after pleading guilty to sexual assault charges last year. Dalton Bridges was arrested in January 2023 after investigators say he made unwanted sexual advances toward a woman, and that when she tried to leave, he grabbed her and…
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Former El Paso County sheriff’s deputy sentenced to jail for sexual assault
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A former El Paso County sheriff’s deputy was sentenced to 30 days in jail on Thursday after pleading guilty to sexual assault charges last year. Dalton Bridges was arrested in January 2023 after investigators say he made unwanted sexual advances toward a woman, and that when…
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Air Force Academy phased out sexual assault prevention program shown to work at other schools
The Air Force Academy phased out a sexual assault prevention program that showed success at other universities, following a spike in unwanted sexual contact among cadets and across the military. The program called Enhanced Assess Acknowledge Act or EAAA is delivered to young women over 12 hours in the classroom and helps them detect sexual…
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Colorado Springs man arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting an infant, possessing child pornography
Warning: This article contains disturbing details about sex assault. A Colorado Springs man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly sexually assaulting an infant and possessing thousands of pieces of child pornography, an arrest affidavit obtained by The Gazette detailed. Aaron Mocalkins, 30, faces over 20 charges including sexual exploitation of a child, sexual assault of…
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Colorado Springs police arrest man for sexual assault allegedly committed in 2001: Arrest affidavit
Colorado Springs police have arrested a man in a sexual assault that happened more than 20 years ago. Kenneth Hettle, 41, is being charged with sexual assault with a weapon, according to his arrest affidavit obtained by The Gazette. The crime occurred about 3:45 a.m. on Jan. 10, 2001, when officers responded to a call…
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Accusations of flawed Colorado crime lab work haunt 2003 rape conviction
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Every Saturday, the call comes in at 10:30 a.m., on the dot. Vinnie Chacon knows that’s when her 64-year-old brother James Hunter will telephone her from Colorado’s Territorial Correctional Facility in Cañon City. Hunter has been incarcerated for more than 21 years, ever since his…
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Accusations of flawed Colorado crime lab work haunt 2003 rape conviction
Every Saturday, the call comes in at 10:30 a.m., on the dot. Vinnie Chacon knows that’s when her 64-year-old brother James Hunter will telephone her from Colorado’s Territorial Correctional Facility in Cañon City. Hunter has been incarcerated for more than 21 years, ever since his 2003 conviction and sentence of 168 years in prison for…