Law enforcement officials announced yesterday that they’d arrested a Colorado Springs priest on suspicions that he committed sexual assault on a child. The priest, 77, has been under investigation by police since January. The Diocese of Colorado Springs placed him on administrative leave at that time, after learning of the investigation. He has been at
On behalf of Anaya & Chadderdon, P.C. posted in Sex Crimes on Thursday, April 26, 2012. Many observers expressed surprise at the results of the jury trial of a former Colorado Springs police officer and wrestling coach who was charged with a variety of sex-related crimes. The jury failed to convict him on the majority of the counts. The
A former Colorado youth pastor is suspected of sexual assault a child, according to media reports. The incidents were about 200 miles northwest of Colorado Springs. The 43-year-old pastor was also a teacher at the Heritage Christian School in Steamboat Springs. He’s now being held on $500,000 bond in Routt County Jail. Law enforcement officials
Jurors are weighing the evidence in the case of a homeless man accused of sexual assault about 130 miles north of Colorado Springs near the Colorado State University campus in Fort Collins. The 39-year-old man faces the prospect of life in prison if convicted on the charges in the two cases. Police say they have
Mixed martial arts combines a variety of fighting styles, including karate, judo, wrestling and more. Perhaps the most effective way of dispensing of a mixed martial arts opponent is still a punch, however. That’s what law enforcement officials are charging a mixed martial arts fighter threw at a man in a bar about 50 miles
More than 80 people were arrested recently in Colorado’s largest drug bust. The suspects were arrested after the completion of four separate investigations, and 97 total defendants have been charged in seven separate federal indictments. More than 500 officers and state officials worked together to identify the suspects accused of drug crimes. The arrests resulted
A 29-year Colorado Springs woman was recently arrested and charged with a number of white collar crimes in Teller County. The woman’s bond was set at $3,000 after being accused of forgery, unlawful use and manufacture of a financial transaction device, computer crime, criminal impersonation and false reporting to authorities. The woman’s arrest came one
Charges against collegiate football player Brock Berglund were dismissed in Colorado in late January. The third-degree assault charges were initially lodged against him in April of last year after he allegedly hit the side of a man’s head. He took the action against a man who had allegedly been bothering his ex-girlfriend, according to a
Colorado Springs police earlier this week arrested a man suspected in a sexual assault on a 14-year-old girl back in August 2001. The 37-year-old man’s bond was set at $50,000 following his arrest on charges of sexual assault on a child and second-degree kidnapping. He was arrested this past Monday at an unrelated hearing on
A number of people in Teller County are facing a variety of criminal charges, according to an online report from the Courier View. Among those recently arrested is a 45-year-old Colorado Springs woman on two warrants, including one that charges her with failing to comply on a charge of driving without a license. The second