Tag: sexual misconduct
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Colorado Supreme Court approves tenant-friendly rule change, broadens professional discipline for sexual misconduct
The Colorado Supreme Court approved a set of rule changes last week that will make it easier for tenants facing eviction to respond to and learn about their landlord’s initial court filing, and for lawyers to be held professionally accountable for unlawful sexual conduct. On Dec. 11, the justices enacted a change to the civil…
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Former Colorado county jail commander charged with 117 counts of invasion of privacy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Bureau of Investigation has charged a former La Plata County jail commander with 117 counts of invasion of privacy after he allegedly viewed and replayed 117 female inmates’ strip-search videos. Edward Aber, 62,…
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Appeals court rejects student’s lawsuit against Regis University over misconduct investigation
Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday rejected a male student’s lawsuit against Regis University for allegedly performing a flawed investigation into the sexual misconduct complaints about him. The plaintiff, identified as J.L., was the subject of an inquiry after three female students accused him of unwelcome advances or improper touching. Following an investigation that found J.L. violated…
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CSPD officer being investigated for alleged sexual misconduct
A Colorado Springs officer is the subject of a criminal investigation for felony-level allegations involving sexual misconduct. CSPD Officer Thomas Polistina, who was hired in 2020, was listed as being the subject of a felony investigation as of July 15, according to the Colorado’s Peace Officer Standards and Training Unit, or POST, database. The action, filed…
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V-J Day ‘Kiss’ photo stays on display as VA head reverses department memo that would’ve banned it
The Veterans Affairs secretary is reversing a department memo that aimed to ban VA displays of the iconic “V-J Day in Times Square” photograph showing a Navy sailor kissing a woman he did not know on the streets of New York at the end of World War II
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CIA terminates whistleblower who prompted flood of sexual misconduct complaints
The CIA this week terminated a woman whose whistleblower account of being assaulted in a stairwell at the spy agency’s headquarters prompted a flood of colleagues to come forward with their own complaints of sexual misconduct
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Ex-Colorado Springs financial planner avoids prison in rape case involving Iranian girl
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A former Colorado Springs financial adviser accused of coercing sex from an Iranian teen immigrant — and physically abusing and stalking her when their illicit relationship fizzled — will avoid prison under a plea deal announced in court Thursday. David Arthur Wismer III, 53, pleaded…
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Ex-Colorado Springs financial planner avoids prison in rape case involving Iranian girl
A former Colorado Springs financial adviser accused of coercing sex from an Iranian teen immigrant — and physically abusing and stalking her when their illicit relationship fizzled — will avoid prison under a plea deal announced in court Thursday. David Arthur Wismer III, 53, pleaded guilty to sexual assault on a child by one in…