Former Prairie Middle School teacher gets 40 years to life in prison for child sex assault
ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. — Former Prairie Middle School teacher Brian Vasquez was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison Friday for sex crimes he committed that involved five students. Vasquez…
Brian Vasquez, Former Teacher Who Committed Sex Crimes Against Students, Sentenced 40 Years To Life
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4)– Brian Vasquez, a former teacher at Prairie Middle School who pleaded guilty sexual assault on a child, among other charges, was sentenced to 40 years to life in…
Cherry Creek pays record $11.5M settlement to students abused by teacher
Cherry Creek Schools settled with 5 students who were sexually abused by a teacher. 9NEWSLegal Expert Whitney Traylor & Qusair Mohamedbhai, the attorney representing the students, talk about the case.
As Denver settles with Jessica Hernandez’s family, her community looks back on two years of pain and change
Jose Hernandez and Laura Rosales stood before more than dozen reporters and cameras in Denver’s city hall this morning, a thicket of microphones thrust toward them. His eyes welled red and…
Denver agrees to settlement with family of teenager killed by police in 2015
DENVER -- The city of Denver has agreed to pay $999,999 as part of a larger settlement with the family of 17-year-old Jessica Hernandez, who was fatally shot by police more…
Denver will pay $1 million to Jessica Hernandez’s family for 2015 fatal police shooting
Rather than fight a long, expensive and painful court battle, the city of Denver and the family of a 17-year-old girl killed by police chose a different path. Instead, city…
Denver mosque leaders feared RTD shooting suspect had radicalized, reported him to Homeland Security
On Christmas Eve, the leaders of a Denver mosque sent an e-mail to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to express concerns about a man who was becoming radicalized. The…
Colorado’s Muslim leaders condemn Orlando shooting tragedy
DENVER -- For the first time, Muslim leaders in Colorado came together and called for a news conference after a national tragedy. “Our hearts are broken as we grieve with…