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Friday, May 18, 2007

Women's Prison Rape Case

A teached at the Denver Women's Correctional facility has been charged with rape for having sex with two different women.

A teacher at the women's facility in Denver was charged Thursday with repeatedly having sex with two female inmates from December to May.

Brandon Gonzales, 33, who taught Adult Basic Education at the facility, was charged with nine counts of sexual conduct in a penal institution.

One of the alleged victims, who attempted suicide, told nurses that Gonzales had raped her, according to court documents.

The second alleged victim told Denver police Detective Louis Estrada that Gonzales had sex with her on five occasions, the documents said.

Gonzales has been released from custody on a $50,000 bond and is to appear in Denver County Court on May 29 to be advised of the charges. Denver Post

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I taught at DWCF from Oct. 2005 to Feb. 2007 with the accused. If you would be interested in information about the educational programs at DOC from a former teacher's perspective, I would be happy to share.
patrice_olson@hotmail.com

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