Northglenn man sentenced to prison for sex traffic

A man from Adams County was first arrested under the suspicion that he sexually assaulted a woman near Nederland, while posing as a search and rescue worker was sentenced to 20 years in prison after the police discovered an Sex traffic operation at his home in Northglenn.

William Tidwell, 52, pleaded guilty of trafficking in people for sexual easements, tried sexual aggression for children, sexual exploitation of a second -degree child, all crimes, The 17th Office of the Judicial District Lawyer said in a press release on Wednesday.

Tidwell was Arrested in August 2023 After a woman walking outside Nederland reported that she had been physically and sexually assaulted after giving her a walk in what seemed to be a search and rescue vehicle.

When Investigators in Boulder County They served a search warrant at his house in Northglenn, they found that women who are believed to be involved in sex traffic.

Investigators in Adams County and Federal later discovered that he had lured young women in traffic through promising stability and support.

“Tidwell has maintained a structured environment of fear and submission, where the victims were forced to follow strict rules and to bear physical and sexual abuse,” the DA Bureau said on Wednesday.

Also, investigators have found sexual abuse materials on children on Tidwell devices and has searched for minors online for “predatory” conversations and tried to “recruit” them.