A 46-year-old Glenwood Springs man was arrested earlier this summer season for allegedly sexually assaulting three juveniles, and police consider there could also be extra victims.
The suspect, Jesus Armando Granados Mejia, allegedly sexually assaulted three juveniles at numerous instances over a nine-year interval starting in 2014, in line with a Glenwood Springs Police press launch. Police have been initially investigating one assault and found the extra two victims throughout the course of that investigation.
Police Chief Joseph Deras mentioned police consider there are extra victims due to the “statements and behaviors” of the three recognized victims. He declined to elaborate, citing sufferer privateness. He mentioned he didn’t know what number of extra potential victims there could also be. However in a press launch, the division urged anybody with data to contact police.
The victims have been allegedly plied with alcohol, marijuana and cocaine earlier than the assaults, in line with the discharge. Police say that Mejia allegedly brandished a firearm in an try and get one sufferer to delete textual content messages. Deras declined to elaborate on Mejia’s relationship with the victims, apart from to say that the suspect was able of belief over them.
Mejia was arrested earlier this summer season, Deras mentioned. He has since been launched on bail and has an preliminary courtroom look in November. A message despatched to county authorities searching for charging data was not returned Wednesday evening.
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