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TexasTowelie

(116,301 posts)
Sun Dec 20, 2020, 11:34 PM Dec 2020

Child predator suspected of three decades of sexual abuse in Colorado Springs sentenced to 624 years

A 69-year-old man who sexually assaulted at least two boys in his Colorado Springs neighborhood — sometimes drugging his victim — was sentenced Friday to 624 years in prison.

Joseph Lee Davis was convicted in July of 20 counts at a six-day trial in 4th Judicial District Court, including child sex assault and manufacturing child pornography, court records show.

Judge Jessica Curtis imposed the lengthy sentence after ruling that prosecutors had proved Davis had multiple prior felony convictions, including for prior attacks on children, making him a habitual offender subject to tripled penalties.

“Over the course of more than 20 years, the defendant groomed, manipulated, threatened, and molested children from his neighborhood and extended family,” the District Attorney’s Office said in a written statement Sunday.

Read more: https://gazette.com/news/child-predator-suspected-of-three-decades-of-sexual-abuse-in-colorado-springs-sentenced-to-624/article_09f1f702-431c-11eb-b487-cbc602e86af2.html

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Child predator suspected of three decades of sexual abuse in Colorado Springs sentenced to 624 years (Original Post) TexasTowelie Dec 2020 OP
To think that monster was doing it for more than 20 years .. CatMor Dec 2020 #1
It is worse than you think. Evidence indicates that he was producing child pornography for over 35 niyad Dec 2020 #3
OMG .... over 35 years ... CatMor Dec 2020 #4
Is it permanent Deuxcents Dec 2020 #2

CatMor

(6,212 posts)
1. To think that monster was doing it for more than 20 years ..
Sun Dec 20, 2020, 11:43 PM
Dec 2020

makes me wonder why it took so long to put him away permanently.

niyad

(119,206 posts)
3. It is worse than you think. Evidence indicates that he was producing child pornography for over 35
Mon Dec 21, 2020, 12:31 AM
Dec 2020

years. Sounds like some serious investigation of departmental failures is in order.

Note to self: check out coverage other than the local fishwrap.

Deuxcents

(19,333 posts)
2. Is it permanent
Mon Dec 21, 2020, 12:13 AM
Dec 2020

Will he ge out on appeals or another reason. Maybe not long enough. I have no mercy for him.

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