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Appeals court overturns sex assault conviction following improper witness testimony
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A Douglas County judge mistakenly let an expert witness vouch for the credibility of a child victim, prompting the state’s Court of Appeals to reverse the defendant’s sexual assault convictions. Joseph Ramirez was sentenced to 16 years to life in prison based on his 2018 trial for allegedly repeatedly sexually abusing a child. There were…
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Lawsuit against Archdiocese of Denver among the first brought under new victim rights law
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A Colorado man has filed a lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Denver for the sexual abuse he reportedly suffered as a child, using a new state law that enables survivors to hold organizations liable for abuse decades in the past. The legal action now pending in Denver District Court is one of the first to…
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Aurora police brutality victim faces ‘long road’ to recovery, attorney says
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Attorneys for Kyle Vinson said he remained hospitalized and faced “a long road” to recovery a day after the Aurora Police Department released a video of his alleged assault at the hands of officers. Aurora officers John Haubert and Francine Martinez were on leave from the department as prosecutors mull formal charges. Haubert turned himself…
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State Sen. Martinez Humenik: 276 Colorado foster kids still need to be adopted
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State Sen. Beth Martinez Humenik, R-Thornton, doesn’t have kids of her own, but getting foster kids into a permanent home is an issue she holds close to her heart. And though November was National Adoption Awareness Month, it’s a very real year-round need, she said. “Kids just need love,” Martinez Humenik said about chrildren waiting…
