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1218: Dave Turley

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David J. Turley was the Mayor of Woodland Park, Colorado when he was accused of sexually assaulting a teen at his home. He was charged with a class 4 felony sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust. He was arrested in 2014 by local police and released with bail set at $10,000.

Because he was the mayor, the Woodland Park police sought the help of the Colorado Springs police Special Victims Unit to avoid any conflicts of interest.

Turley initially denied the allegation and refused to resign. However, four days after a recall campaign began, he did resign. In 2015, he took a plea deal, pleading guilty to criminal intent to sexually assault a child by one in a position of trust. He received a deferred sentence with intensive sex offender probation and was required to register as a sex offender. A deferred sentence means if he completes the terms of the sentence, after four years, his case will be dismissed without a conviction on his record.

Turley formally sentenced - Pikes Peak Courier View (CO) - May 12, 2015 - page 1 May 12, 2015 | Pikes Peak Courier View (CO) | Pat Hill Former Woodland Park Mayor Dave Turley has four years to complete the conditions of his deferred sentence. In February, Turley pled guilty to criminal attempt to commit sexual assault on a minor by one in a position of trust. In a formal hearing May 11, 4th Judicial District Court Judge Theresa Cisneros laid out the conditions of Turley's sentence: ● Participate in Sex Offender Intensive Supervised Probation until further order of the court ● Abide by all terms and conditions for adult sex offenders ● Have no unsupervised access to computers ● Enroll in offense-specific treatment and cooperate with all conditions of treatment ● Register as a sex offender ● Have no contact with anyone under the age of 18 without prior approval of the probation officer ● Pay all standard court costs: sex-offender surcharge, $750; special advocate surcharge, $1,000; substanceabuse assessment, $75 ( Turley's attorney, Cynthia McKedy, told the judge that Turley has a prescription for hydrocodone); Crimes Against Children, $375. ● Report to probation officer no later than May 12. “Do you have any questions?” Cisneros said, to which Turley replied, “No, ma'am.” “Good luck, Mr, Turley,” Cisneros said. Before imposing the conditions Cisneros laid out the rules. “I don't know if you are prepared for how intense the treatment is going to be; they'll give you some opportunity to get you out of the denial stage and into a stage where you can be successfully treated,” she said. “Whether or not you get to that stage will be entirely up to you.” Cisneros continued. “If you don't successfully make it through your sex-offender treatment, you will be back here and the judge will sentence you to prison,” she said. “You don't want that to happen.” The prosecuting attorney for the 4th Judicial District expressed agreement with Cisneros. “The People believe that by the defendant taking this plea he has begun to accept responsibility and he needs to continue to accept responsibility through his treatment,” the attorney said. “If this defendant does not abide by these rules, the deferred sentence will be revoked and prison is an option.” At one point in the hearing, Cisneros asked Turley if he had a comment. Information about the conditions of his sentence had been provided to his probation officer, Turley said. “Obviously, sure wish I weren't here but I am here, so I'm going with it,” he said. “I look to move forward.” Cisneros set Turley next court date to 9 a.m. May 13, 2019. Copyright © 2015 Our Colorado News, Englewood, CO. All rights reserved.

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