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Ex-Springs Officer To Face Trial On 207 Counts
Joshua Carrier Accused Of Possessing Child Porn, Touching Students
POSTED: 1:44 pm MST February 4, 2012
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- A judge said a former Colorado Springs police officer will face a single trial on allegations that he possessed child pornography and also inappropriately touched students during unauthorized medical exams at a middle school where he was a volunteer wrestling coach. Joshua Carrier is charged with 207 counts. His attorney, Christopher Decker, argued that combining much of the child porn and sexual assault charges against Carrier would keep him from having a fair trial. But The Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/xkEiil) a judge ruled Friday that Carrier would have one trial in March. Decker has said the case against Carrier is driven by fear and innuendo.
Carrier was a school resource officer and volunteer wrestling coach at Horace Mann Middle School.In all, 22 boys claim to have been molested by Carrier, according to court documents.
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Previous Stories:
- July 26, 2011: Ex-Officer Now Accused Of Assaulting 22 Kids
- July 1, 2011: Officer Resigns After Sexual Assault Allegations
- June 7, 2011: Lower Bond Denied For Officer Accused In Sex Case
- June 1, 2011: More Children Allege Sexual Abuse By Police Officer
- May 25, 2011: Jailed Police Officer Charged, Suspended Without Pay
- May 20, 2011: Police: 'Multiple Victims' Named In Officer Child Sex Assault Case
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