Tag: sexual assault
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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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El Paso County sex assault convictions overturned due to judge’s incorrect competency ruling
The Court of Appeals cautioned it may not be feasible for a judge to decide now whether the defendant was competent to stand trial originally in 2010
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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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Suspect sought in attempted sexual assault: Colorado Springs police
Colorado Springs police are looking for a suspect in an alleged sexual assault attempt that took place early Sunday, according to an online blotter entry. At about 2:30 a.m., police received a report about an attack that took place in the 1800 block of South Nevada Avenue. The alleged victim told police that she was…
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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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Affidavit: Colorado Springs woman allegedly tortured for 3 days by ex-partner, shoots captor to escape
The victim of an alleged three-day kidnapping told investigators they were handcuffed, tortured, and raped. The details, included in the arrest affidavit for Hannah Viramontes, 26, allege that Viramontes held her former romantic partner and current roommate at gunpoint and repeatedly threatened to kill her. Police received a 911 call about a gunshot in the…
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Former El Paso County public defender accused of sexually assaulting 14-year-old, possibly more: Police
A former El Paso County public defender was arrested last month and accused of having sex with a child, according to court documents obtained by The Gazette. Thomas Cushing, 26, was arrested on Nov. 22 and faces one charge of sexual assault against a child, according to court records. Colorado Springs police said there may…
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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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Arrest made in shooting, sexual assault case in Colorado Springs: Police
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 a shooting in the 1200 block of Kingsley Drive, just…
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Fountain man sentenced to prison for sexually assaulting family members
A Fountain man who was found guilty of sexually assaulting his biological granddaughters has been sentenced to 44 years to life in the Colorado Department of Corrections. Carl Ray Jordan, 76, of Fountain, was arrested Nov. 9, 2023, after an investigation by the Fountain Police Department received allegations that he had sexually assaulted four of his…