Airplanes are small and there is not a lot you can do without someone else knowing what you are doing. This can definitely be true when it comes to getting up and heading to the restroom. A 27-year-old man was accused of Sexual Assault when he allegedly met a 16-year-old female passenger in the airplane bathroom to have sex. The Continue Reading
Category: Sexual Assault and Rape
Sexual Assault in Fort Collins | Allegations Against Police Officer But No Charges
A woman has come forward with allegations that a Denver police officer sexually assaulted her. According to the news report, the officer picked up the mentally challenged and drunk woman and took her to a hotel to stay the night. The officer spent about 20 minutes in the hotel room with the woman. A few days later, the woman came Continue Reading
Campus Rape in Fort Collins | When College Campus Procedures Take the Law into Their Own Hands
One of the most fundamental principles in the American criminal justice system is the idea that a defendant is innocent until proven guilty. While the news and media do a good job of presenting the opposite side, the Courts are expected to uphold this vital principle. We expect our ‘presumption of innocence’ to extend beyond just the law into most Continue Reading
Alleged Rape Victim Becomes the Accused | Larimer County Lawyer
Last year, a Fort Collins woman accused her co-worker of kidnapping and violently sexually assaulting her. The co-worker, in an incredibly emotional police interview, claimed he was friends with the victim, and they had consensual sex. Lucky for the accused co-worker, the woman, who was engaged at the time, was inconsistent in her story with the police. The police explained Continue Reading
Does “No” Mean “No?” Sexual Assault Charges in Fort Collins
We hear it constantly: When it comes to sex, “no” means “no.” Whenever we hear about a man who is facing Sexual Assault charges in Larimer County, the public often labels him as a heartless brute without a thought. This isn’t a just perspective for two reasons: 1) We all need to operate under the rule that everyone is “innocent Continue Reading
Police Officers and the Possibility of Sexual Assault in Larimer County
We hear reports of sexual assaults in the news all too often. But, when someone is raped by a police officer or sheriff’s deputy in Larimer County, the public is often much more alarmed. This should not surprise us: Police officers are people just like the rest of us. Earlier this summer in Texas, an officer was charged with the Continue Reading