Metro-area prostitution ring owner gets prison… A woman who pleaded guilty in connection with a long-running metro-area prostitution ring was sentenced to four months in federal prison today.…At her sentencing hearing today in federal court in Denver, Assistant U.S. Attorney Tim Neff argued that Schramm should be sentenced to 8 months in prison, saying she was [...]

Niwot gallery, housed in old brothel, explores objectification…The show also features paintings — including works by two Colorado masters, Longmont’s own Scott Fraser and Quang Ho — as well as a Bettie Page-style “peep show” booth, for-sale books by Jay Moynahan about prostitution in the Old West, and other objects and images that have to [...]

Men allegedly trafficked teen prostitutesPublished: Feb. 1, 2012 at 6:26 PMDENVER, Feb. 1 (UPI) — Five men have been charged with heading a criminal organization in Colorado that trafficked in underage prostitutes.…A 70-count indictment handed up Monday named Patrick Lloyd McGowan, 22; Chad Armand Gow, 20; Roy Manuel Ibarra-Gonzales, 20; and Bryan Steven Burns, 20, [...]

Early that morning, he went through the front door of the house and went downstairs. He shot Wells in the head twice, but one bullet grazed her nose and the other didn’t pierce her brain. Bleeding profusely, Wells ran into the hallway. Sher admitted stabbing and slashing her throat, according to the taped confession.Sher said [...]

14 people accused of trafficking childrenDENVER (KUSA/CNN) – Fourteen people in Colorado have been indicted in a human trafficking ring that prosecutors say victimized children across the state.According to Attorney General John Suthers, 22-year-old Patrick Lloyd, Chad Armand Gow, 20, Roy Manuel Ibarra-Gonzales, 20, and Bryan Steven Burns, 20, oversaw the ring that involved [...]

Current Sheriff Grayson Robinson asked the board to table the matter and the commission agreed to postpone it.The jail in Arapahoe County is named after Sullivan, who during his time as sheriff was one of the most respected law enforcement officials in the state.While Robinson called Sullivan’s arrest an “embarrassment to this community,” he said [...]

CENTENNIAL, Colo. — A former Arapahoe County sheriff accused of trading methamphetamine for sex is due in court.Sixty-eight-year-old Patrick Sullivan is due in court Tuesday for a scheduling hearing. A preliminary hearing has been postponed where prosecutors were to present evidence supporting charges of possession of methamphetamine, distribution of methamphetamine, attempting to influence a public [...]

4 Charged In Alleged Child-Prostitute Ring In Colorado…The suspects face charges including trafficking in children, pimping of a child, inducing child prostitution and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. They were identified as Patrick Lloyd McGowan, 22; Chad Armand Gow, 20; Bryan Steven Burns, 20; and Roy Manuel Ibarra-Gonzales, 20.…The indictment said the girls are [...]

DENVER — A child-trafficking ring lured or coerced at least four girls under the age of 18 into prostitution in five Colorado cities and sometimes “sold” them to third parties for prostitution, state Attorney General John Suthers said Monday.…The indictment said the girls are under 18 but their ages weren’t listed. Three were convinced or [...]

CENTENNIAL, Colo. — A hearing where prosecutors were to present evidence supporting charges against a former sheriff accused of trading methamphetamine for sex has been postponed.The Colorado Attorney General’s office that was appointed the special prosecutor in the Patrick Sullivan case earlier this month requested at least 30 additional days to review the case. A [...]