Tag: sexual assault
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Federal judge dismisses bulk of claims against UCCS, employees over instructor’s alleged predatory behavior
A federal judge on Monday dismissed several claims by a former University of Colorado Springs student pertaining to one professor’s alleged sexual misconduct towards her. Kristen Gearhart filed suit in April 2024 against the university, its chancellor, multiple employees and mathematics Prof. Mark Tomforde. She alleged Tomforde had a history of misconduct toward women at…
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Man accused of attempted sexual assault in north Colorado Springs
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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 man is in custody after gesturing at a woman with an intent to sexually assault her and then allegedly attempting to do so, according to Colorado Springs police. Chukwudi Anakoro, 40, was arrested Wednesday…
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Second man arrested in alleged sexual assault, kidnapping of girls in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The roommate of the man accused of kidnapping two runaway girls, feeding them drugs and alcohol and sexually assaulting them was arrested only days after his alleged accomplice, despite denying any involvement initially, court records show. Jerome Scott, 62, the first and only arrest announced…
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Former El Paso County sheriff’s deputy sentenced to jail for sexual assault
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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
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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Colorado justices to hear cases on defendant who blamed mom, car rental companies as insurers
The Colorado Supreme Court announced last week that it will analyze whether a person can be convicted of attempting to influence a public servant when they enlist another party to perform the deceit, and whether vehicle rental companies can be held legally liable as insurers when they choose to offer insurance policies. At least three…
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Colorado justices to examine whether alleged victim’s ‘dream journal’ should be barred from trial
The Colorado Supreme Court signaled last week that it may intervene in an ongoing prosecution out of Boulder County in which a trial judge has prohibited prosecutors from using an alleged sex assault victim’s childhood journal at trial, containing evidence of her abuse. One week before Mark Allan Hochwender was scheduled to face trial on…
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Arrest made in shooting, sexual assault case in Colorado Springs: Police
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs police have made an arrest connected to a Monday shooting on the east side of the city, officials said. Hannah Viramontes, 26, faces charges of kidnapping and sexual assault, according to a Tuesday blotter entry. Officers responded to a 1:30 p.m. call about…
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El Paso County sex assault conviction overturned after judge misapplied law
Colorado’s second-highest court reversed a man’s sexual assault conviction last month after finding an El Paso County judge applied the wrong legal standard when assessing whether the defendant was competent to stand trial. Prosecutors charged Micheal Cochran with numerous sex-related offenses, but his defense attorney became concerned that Cochran was struggling to understand the charges,…
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Lawyer who brought outside legal information into jury room triggers new sex assault trial
A man serving a potential life sentence for sexually assaulting a woman will receive a new trial after Colorado’s second-highest court agreed an attorney who served on the jury injected damaging, outside legal information into deliberations. In 2016, a jury convicted Damon D. Newman of raping a woman at gunpoint at Sloan’s Lake. Investigators linked Newman…