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• Court combines charges against former police officer

  December 28, 2011 11:36 AM

  A former Colorado Springs school resource officer who is accused of assaulting students at Mann Middle School and of possessing child pornography will stand trial on all of the charges against him at once. Joshua Carrier, 30, was first arrested on May 11 on the child pornography charges then was... more »

• Friends: Man commits suicide after allegations of sexual assault Play Video

  November 27, 2011 11:27 PM

  On Saturday morning a man was seen driving a tractor near a lake in the Wilson Lakes subdivision in Florissant. A short time later a neighbor found him dead. Investigators with the Teller County Sheriff's Office aren't talking, but friends and family tell us the man committed suicide. They... more »

• Sex assault case investigated in Florissant

  November 25, 2011 6:44 PM

  The Teller County Sheriff says his investigators have made a major break in a sexual assault case in Florissant. According to Sheriff Mike Ensminger, deputies searched a property in the town on Thursday and were able to obtain a substantial amount of evidence. He isn't saying much about the... more »

• Sex assault suspect arrested

  November 17, 2011 7:52 PM

  Colorado Springs Police say they have their man in a child sex assault case from back in October. The 12 year old was walking to her school bus stop on east Brookside on October 25th when she was attacked. Police say a prison escapee from Louisiana, Leonard Palmer,... more »

• Police release sketch of sex assault suspect Play Video

  November 2, 2011 11:07 PM

  An all out manhunt is on in a Colorado Springs neighborhood after a 12 year old girl was brutally raped last Tuesday. "It was a pretty violent sexual assault. She was also physically assaulted." explains Barbara Miller with the Colorado Springs Police Department. It happened as she was walking... more »

• Do you recognize this rape suspect?

  November 2, 2011 5:51 PM

  Colorado Springs Police have released a sketch of a rape suspect, accused of assaulting a 12 year old girl. Officers are asking people to take a close look at the sketch to get this dangerous man off the streets. The rape happened at about 8:00 a.m. on October 25th... more »

• Carrier facing 111 new charges

  July 26, 2011 11:34 PM

  After another court hearing, former CSPD officer Joshua Carrier is now facing nearly 200 charges involving child pornography and sexually abusing minors. On Tuesday Carrier was hit with an additional 111 charges on top of the 78 he was already facing. Investigators say the number of alleged victims now... more »

• Day care aide pleads guilty to sex assault

  May 9, 2011 5:36 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A former teacher's aide at a Denver church day care has pleaded guilty to sex assault charges under a deal with prosecutors. Officials at the Denver district attorney's office said Monday that 19-year-old Benjamin Janicki was accused of sexually assaulting nine girls at the Children's Center... more »

• Wrestling coach convicted of sexual assault

  May 3, 2011 7:36 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A former Broomfield High School teacher and wrestling coach accused of having sex with a student has been convicted of sexual assault on a child by someone in a position of trust. The Daily Camera reports that 29-year-old Travis Masse showed little emotion as the... more »

• Nearly 1 sexual assault a day in 2010

  April 19, 2011 11:06 PM

  The numbers speak for themselves. In 2010 Colorado Springs had 293 reported rapes. Combine that with other sex assaults and it's well over 300. That's nearly one every day. "We do typically seem to have more sexual assaults reported in our area as compared to other cities our size." explains... more »

• Church clears priest of 1970s sex assault

  January 2, 2011 5:31 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A Catholic priest in suburban Denver who was suspended last year following an allegation of sexual misconduct with a minor has been cleared of wrongdoing by the church. Father Mel Thompson of St. Thomas More Parish in Centennial was suspended in April of 2010 after the... more »

• Sex assaults up at military academies

  December 15, 2010 2:17 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The Defense Department says reported sexual assaults at the three military academies rose 64 percent in the 2009-10 academic year compared with the previous year. Officials said Wednesday the increase could reflect that more students are reporting assaults, rather than a jump in the number of... more »

• Man charged in sex assault on children

  November 9, 2010 1:22 PM

  A Pueblo West man has been arrested for molesting two young girls. Jamie Nolen, 33, is accused of sexually assaulting two girls, one of them under the age of 10. According to court records, one of the victims said Nolen had raped her numerous times. The other said... more »

• Protecting kids from sexual predators

  October 27, 2010 7:21 PM

  Two arrests this week have forced the issue of child sexual assault to the forefront. In both cases, 44 year old Theodore Robbins and 22 year old Wilson Chilel-Lopez were accused of sexually assaulting children they babysat. Experts say before leaving your child with someone it's important to do... more »

• Police suspect more victims after sex assault arrest

  October 26, 2010 12:30 PM

  Police have arrested 22 year old Wilson Chilel-Lopez after they say he sexually assaulted a 3 year old girl at an apartment complex on Jamboree Circle near the Chapel Hills Mall. Police aren't releasing many details but do tell us the suspect was around lots of children. "During the investigation... more »

• Denver deputy arrested on sex assault on child charge

  October 4, 2010 5:48 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Denver police have arrested a Denver deputy sheriff over accusations of sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust. Forty-eight-year-old Mark Davis was being held Monday in the Jefferson County jail. Police say the alleged assault happened while Davis was off-duty.... more »

• Man accused of sex assault on a child

  September 23, 2010 11:42 PM

  Fountain Police have arrested a 42 year old man, accused of sex assault on a child. Police say Roy Gene Grey is being held on a $25,000 bond. The investigation is still going on. Police are unaware of any additional victims. more »

• Roethlisberger investigation recordings released

  June 9, 2010 11:13 AM

  The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has released more than 50 audio and video recordings from its investigation of suspended Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Roethlisberger was accused of sexually assaulting a college student during a late night of partying in the small Georgia town of Milledgeville on March 5.... more »

• Murdered girl's ex-boyfriend accused of sex assault

  May 21, 2010 6:08 PM

  Greeley police said an 18-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly having sex with a 12-year-old girl whose decomposed body was found this week. Sgt. Joe Tymkowych says Robert Laurencio Montoya's arrest is unrelated to the homicide investigation involving Kayleah Wilson's death. Additional details were not immediately released. Sixth-grader Kayleah... more »

• Teen won't do time for killing man who allegedly raped her

  April 14, 2010 7:16 PM

  It is an incredible story. A teen shoots and kills the neighbor alleged to have sexually assaulted her for years. It happened last year in Colorado Springs. The victim, now 16 years old, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and will not spend any time in jail. She will be on... more »

• Youth minister faces sex assault charges

  February 2, 2010 1:00 PM

  Douglas County authorities are looking for children who may have come into contact with a former volunteer youth minister accused of having a sexual relationship with a child at his church. Police say 45-year-old William "Bill" McLaughlin had a sexual relationship with a child at Denver Church of Christ. The... more »

• Reported sex assaults plummet at Air Force Academy

  December 19, 2009 10:13 AM

  Reports of sexual assaults at the Air Force Academy dropped by two-thirds during the 2008-2009 school year. A Defense Department study released Friday said eight assaults were reported last year, compared with 24 the year before. Numbers rose at the Army and Navy academies. A Pentagon report says the... more »