Sexual assault

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Ex-sheriff candidate faces 7 sexual assault charges

worked as officer between 1986 and 2006

October 29, 2015

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Former sheriff hopeful arrested

faces child-molestation allegations

October 22, 2015

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Cortez man claims ‘illegal sentence’ in child sex case

In a four-page motion filed in June, public defender Amy R. Smith requested that District Court Judge Todd Plewe revise…

August 27, 2015

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Verdict reached in sex assault

man could finish life in prison

August 13, 2015

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Graphic evidence leads to conviction

man faces lifetime sentence

August 10, 2015

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Trial begins in sex case

recordings heard on first day

August 6, 2015

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Single father gets 20 years in sex assault on neighbor

District Attorney Will Furse said Merrick Tom, 36, of Cortez was in a “blacked out” state when he tied the…

July 27, 2015

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Trial nears in sex case

upholds First Amendment at hearing

July 23, 2015

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Audio may be heard in sex case

pleads not guilty to 15 charges

July 2, 2015

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Rape law still lacks teeth

seeks end to backlog

July 2, 2015

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Sexual violent predator freed

Required notification made four weeks after release

June 15, 2015

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Texas sex offender arrested in Dolores

Prewitt During a cooperative investigation with La Plata County authorities, a Montezuma County sheriffâ€™s deputy located Christopher Prewitt, 32, last…

May 28, 2015

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Sex offender nabbed in Dolores

Prewitt During a cooperative investigation with La Plata County authorities, a Montezuma County sheriff’s deputy located Christopher Prewitt, 32, last…

May 26, 2015

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Convicted sex offender Allmon released

by plea deal, judge wanted life in prison

May 18, 2015

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Mancos man gets 2 years in domestic violence case

Collins Christopher Collins, 34, pleaded guilty to violating a protection order. He was sentenced last month, with credit for 285…

March 26, 2015

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Sex-assault victim, 10, requests prison time for convict Adcock

Adcock “I want Dave to go to prison for 49 years.” A family friend of the victim read the 10-word…

March 23, 2015

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Allmon pleads guilty in sex case

comes before witness takes stand

March 10, 2015

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Allmon retrial underway

selected last week

March 9, 2015

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What to do about sexual assault?

discusses how to address college problem

March 5, 2015

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Judge may be skirting law in local sex trial

Lawyer: Walker’s closed interviews of jury prospects may be unconstitutional

March 5, 2015

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Allmon’s new trial starting

selection process raises questions

March 2, 2015

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Court briefs

After becoming aroused watching a movie, a Cortez man allegedly climbed through a neighbor’s window in order to engage in…

February 26, 2015

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Sex offender fails to register

The Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office has issued an arrest warrant for Eugene Singer, 37, of Cortez. His last known address…

February 19, 2015

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DA drops sex case against ex-cop

Furse: ‘Essential witness’ refused to testify

February 9, 2015