February 24, 2005

Contact: Lynn Kimbrough, 720-913-9025 

CHARGES FILED AGAINST BRENTS

Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey has formally charged a suspected serial rapist with 80 felony counts today including sexual assault, kidnapping and robbery.

Brent J. Brents (DOB: 05-12-69) is charged with:

·        24 counts of sexual assault (F2)

·        7 counts of second-degree kidnapping (F2)

·        1 count of attempted first-degree murder (F2)

·        3 counts of sexual assault on a child (F3)

·        2 counts of child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury (F3)

·        1 count of second-degree assault (F3)

·        4 counts of first-degree burglary (F3)

·        4 counts of aggravated robbery (F3)

·        1 count of aggravated motor vehicle theft (F3)

·        8 counts of menacing (F5)

·        1 count of vehicular eluding (F5)

·        1 count of false imprisonment (F5)

·        5 counts of habitual sexual offender against children   (Sentence enhancer)

·        18 counts of crime of violence (Sentence enhancer)

The charges reflect allegations against Brents involving attacks on eight people in five different incidents:

·        October 20, 2004: a 25-year-old woman is attacked and assaulted at knifepoint in the alley in the 1500 block of Emerson Street at about 9:15 p.m.

·        February 11, 2005: a 29-year-old woman is attacked and assaulted at knifepoint in a residence in the 1100 block of Adams Street at about 1:30 p.m.  The victim sustains injuries from the knife and her wallet is stolen.

·        February 11, 2005: a 44-year-old woman is attacked and assaulted at knifepoint in a store in the 800 block of E. 6th Avenue at about 4 p.m.  The victim sustains injuries from the knife and money is stolen from the store.

·        February 14, 2005: a 67-year-old woman is attacked and assaulted at knifepoint in a home in the 800 block of Vine Street at about 7:45 p.m.  Two 11-year-old girls were also attacked and assaulted and money was stolen from the home.

·        February 16 - 18, 2005:  a 27-year-old woman is approached near 10^th Avenue and Marion Street by a man who took her to a nearby apartment where she was repeatedly assaulted at knifepoint.  She was later forced into a vehicle and taken to Glenwood Springs.  A 33-year-old woman was attacked when she entered this apartment near 10^th Avenue and Marion Street about 6 p.m. on February 18, 2005 and interrupted the assault on the above-referenced victim.  She was threatened at knifepoint, brutally beaten and left tied up in the apartment.  Her car was stolen.

Brents will be formally advised of the charges TOMORROW, Friday, February 25, 2005 at 9 a.m. in Denver County Court, room 12T.  He remains in custody in the Denver County Jail.  His bond is $25-million dollars.  The investigation is continuing and additional charges are possible at a later date.

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