WELD COUNTY — A haunting story has surfaced according to which a sheriff’s deputy with Weld County has been apprehended after reports of him sexually molesting a young girl.
The girl was under the age of 10 yrs old, according to reports.
As more details emerge, it is beginning to appear that the sexual assault may have involved forced incest, as the girl was the deputy’s own daughter.
The story first started to unfold when Greeley investigators were contacted by a worker with social surfaces from a separate region.
The contact occurred in March.
The social services worker told the investigators that a sexual assault on a child had possibly occurred in the Greeley Police Department’s territory, according to reports.
An investigation was then conducted which suggested that the sexual assault involved a sheriff’s deputy and his own daughter.
It is said to have taken place at the deputy’s home when the younger-than-10-yr-old girl was visiting and spending the night.
It was interviews with the child, the child’s mother, as well as empirical evidence found at the scene during a search warrant that led to the apprehension of the deputy on Friday, reports say.
The deputy’s name has not been released.
He was booked into a county jail on a felony count of aggravated incest and will soon be making an appearance in court.
“It’s an unfortunate incident,” said Steve Reams, a Sheriff with Weld County.
He added that he couldn’t make detailed comments about the case, but noted that the deputy has been placed on administrative leave while the investigation continues.
It is not yet known whether the deputy will be convicted.
It is noteworthy that Weld County Sheriff’s Department is the same department under investigation for the murder of Ashley Fallis.
Ashley was shot in the head and executed by an officer who got mad after he suspected that she “might have smoked marijuana.”
Watch the video report of what happened to Ashley below: