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October 31, 2003

Contact:

Lynn Kimbrough, 720-913-9025

 

65-YEAR OLD MAN CHARGED WITH

SEXUALLY ASSAULTING CHILDREN

 

Denver District Attorney Bill Ritter, Jr. has formally charged a man with multiple counts of sexual assault on children.

 

65-year-old Arthur Lucero (DOB: 10-03-38) is charged with ten counts of sexual assault on a child (F4), and one count of sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust (F4), sexual assault on a child, pattern of conduct (F3), incest, (F4), attempted sexual assault on a child (F5), and unlawful sexual contact (M1).

 

The charges allege that Lucero sexually assaulted four boys and four girls ranging in age from 6 to 16 years old between March 1998 through October 2003. 

 

Lucero remains in custody in the Denver County Jail.  His bond was set at $250,000.  He will appear in Denver County Court, room 12T, on Tuesday, November 4, 2003 at 9:00 a.m. to be advised of the charges.

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*The filing of a criminal charge is merely a formal accusation that an individual(s) committed a crime(s) under Colorado laws.  A defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.  See Colo. RPC 3.6

 

 

 


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