Former Aurora cop charged with raping daughter remains free as mom is sent to jail

https://denvergazette.com/colorado-watch/reunification-therapy-colorado-child-abuse/article_96e08e26-66f4-11ef-b15c-ab5c4905bfc1.html

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19313916

A retired Aurora police sergeant faces criminal charges for raping his daughter and continually sexually assaulting her and his two adopted daughters, but he remains free from custody while his ex-wife is in jail for objecting to court-ordered reunification therapy meant to repair his relationship with two of his sons.

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voracitude@lemmy.world · 81 pts · 1y (3 replies)
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Reverendender@sh.itjust.works · 18 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Why the fuck is the government mandating Christian counseling?

dch82@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 1y

The constitution makes about as much sense as the judges make it out to be...

voracitude@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
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c0smokram3r@midwest.social · 45 pts · 1y
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ganksy@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 1y (3 replies)

Wow, that was an especially hard read. Nearly 20 yrs abuse from a person in a position of authority. Why would you force reunification to this man?!

MutilationWave@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Religious reunification "therapy" ordered by a judge. I had never heard of this reunification shit before but it's disgusting. Have a psychologist ask the kids if they want to see their dad. They're old enough for that kind of decision making even though it's hard.

ganksy@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y

Absolutely. Not having the children there of their own volition when the crime involved is of this magnitude... archaic. Especially in Colorado.

Bakersfield@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 1y

In some areas the system is clearly broken.

solsangraal@lemmy.zip · 13 pts · 1y (1 reply)
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MutilationWave@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

Is it just me or does he appear to be in a shooting range?

the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 1y (1 reply)
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CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 29 pts · 1y

Sgt. Michael Hawkins, charged with child sexual abuse, obtained from court exhibit.

Badeendje@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y

No no.. this is fine. It's not the raped daughter that is beiing forced into contact with dad.. it's only the impressionable young boys that will be forced into a non consensual relationship with a rapist father.

No way teaching young boys about how the government thinks non consensual relationships are OK and put them under the supervision of a rapist.. right.

I fear for these kids and wonder if they will be OK.

If they become violent sex offenders their lawyers will have a field day with this though.

Intrama@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y

Couldn't make it through the entire article. Just brutal. 😵‍💫

Hayduke@lemmy.world · -11 pts · 1y (1 reply)

As horrific as this is, it was made worse by the title also being interpreted as him raping his daughters remains. Do editors even exist anymore?

phdepressed@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 1y

That's not a misinterpretation. That is the accusation which is under criminal investigation and behind the reasoning he tried to drown one of his sons (now a legal adult and not in the custody issue).