Colorado man sentenced to more than 300 years in prison for sexually assaulting children freed on

Colorado man sentenced to more than 300 years in prison for sexually assaulting children freed on technicality

GRAND JUNCTION — A Colorado man who was sentenced to more than 300 years in prison for sexually assaulting six children was released after an appeals court determined that his right to a speedy trial had been violated.

The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reports 46-year-old Michael McFadden was released from prison Tuesday after the Colorado Supreme Court declined to hear the case.

McFadden was convicted in 2015, but his trial was delayed after his attorneys sought to include provisions in the juror questionnaire and the judge granted a continuance. Colorado’s appellate court ruled that the delay couldn’t be attributed to McFadden, who won’t have to register as a sex offender because his convictions were vacated.

District Attorney Dan Rubinstein says he’s appalled by the decision, but “we are without remedy.”

Read more: https://www.denverpost.com/2018/03/01/michael-mcfadden-grand-junction-child-sexual-assault/

Now the good news:


Molester jailed for not registering

The Grand Junction man released from prison this week after an appellate court voided his 324-year sentence on child sex assault charges was jailed Friday in Colorado Springs.

Michael McFadden, 46, was taken into custody by the Colorado Springs Police Department on a warrant that was issued when a Grand Junction police detective determined that McFadden was required to register as a sex offender.

McFadden was freed on Tuesday after the Colorado Supreme Court refused to review a lower-court decision that McFadden's right to a speedy trial under Colorado law was violated.

Initially, it was reported that not only would McFadden be freed from prison, but he would not even be required to register as a sex offender.

Read more: https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/molester-jailed-for-not-registering/article_1569ff90-1eb1-11e8-8019-10604b9f7e7c.html

Time to lose the keys.