Man convicted in three cases related to sex

A Northglenn man who was supposed to Posted as search and rescue staff In July 2023 and sexually assaulted a woman on a route near Nederland, she received a probation and issuance punishment in this case, according to a spokesman for the prosecutor of the Boulder County district.

In the case of 2023, William Tidwell, 52, was initially accused of sexual assault – without consent; Second-stangular assault; and illegal sexual contact. However, on January 3, he pleaded guilty of sexual assault – without consent. At the entrance to the plea, the remaining accusations were rejected.

Investigators also discovered a sex traffic operation at Tidwell’s house when they investigated the case of Boulder County. They filed additional charges against Tidwell in two related cases in Adams County, according to judicial documents. These accusations included trafficking in people for sexual servitude; sexual exploitation of a child – holding of exploiting materials; attempted sexual assault on a child – victim between 15 and 18 years; and two-degree attack-bringing serious bodily injury. Judge Jeffrey Ruff, Jeffrey Ruff, sentenced Tidwell to 20 years in the Colorado Corrections Department on March 5th.

Tidwell was sentenced to 20 years of evidence on the intensive surveillance program of sexual criminals and two years of labor release, which will be executed according to his sentence for the cases in Adams county, according to the prosecutor’s spokesman in Boulder, Shannon Carbone. Ever since he received an indefinite punishment, Tidwell could receive anywhere from 20 years in life.

“This case was the result of the heavy work of the Boulder County Sheriff’s office, the Adams and FBI County District Lawyer,” said the District Chief Prosecutor, Christine Rinke, for Boulder County. “This was an incredibly frightening and predatory attack (Tidwell). Today’s sentence reflects the severity of these three cases as a whole. “

The office of the sheriff in Boulder County was notified of sexual aggression and aggression on July 25, 2023, near Caribou Road and Forest Service Road 505, in the county of Boulder, outside Nederland, according to a press release.

A woman reported that she was hiking in the area when a man approached her as she was driving “a search and rescue vehicle.” The man offered him a walk on a different path in the area, before continuing to sexually and physically. He managed to leave the man and immediately reported the incident to the sheriff’s office.

The woman told the police that Tidwell was wearing a stylish, stylish green shirt to look like a uniform search and rescue shirt, and she thought she was part of a official search and rescue organization.

After being arrested on August 7, 2023, investigators discovered evidence “that he has manipulated and constraint vulnerable in operating situations by psychological abuse, threats and physical violence” at his house in Northglenn.

Officials said that Tidwell crimes in Adams county took place between July 2020 and July 2023.

Authorities said that Tidwell has lured women under the pretext of giving them stability and support, just to control them by constraint and strength, submitting to sexual servitude, According to a statement.

“Some have been isolated by family and friends, Tidwell controlling and finances, movements and personal life,” the statement said. “Investigators have discovered that he targeted young people, especially young women in difficult situations, taking care of them by emotional manipulation before climbing on direct exploitation.”

The evidence showed that he had directed and took advantage of the sexual work that involved several victims, “solidifying and still the role of trafficker,” according to the statement.

Authorities also discovered thousands of illicit images and videos on Tidwell’s electronic devices, including sexual abuse materials on children. The evidence showed that he was looking for minors online, employees in predatory conversations and tried to recruit additional victims.

“He was a calculated predator that built a control system designed to exploit and abuse of young women,” said the prosecutor of the Adams County District, Brian Mason. “He has preyed vulnerable people, using lies, intimidation and violence to manipulate their victims in submission … Trafficking in people is real – it happens here in Adams and Colorado.”

Carbone said that the provisions of Tidwell’s sentence include the completion of an updated psycho-sexual evaluation when it was issued in the probation program of sexual criminals, treatment of sexual criminals, an assessment of mental health, without alcohol or drugs, confiscation of firearms or weapons without contact with victims or someone under 18 years.