Weld County man sentenced to over a century in prison for assaulting 2 girls

DENVER (KDVR) — A 34-year-old man was sentenced to serve over 100 years in prison after he was convicted of sexually assaulting two children.

James Pinker, 34, of Weld County, was convicted in June by a jury of four counts of sexual assault on a child – a pattern of abuse. He was sentenced on Aug. 30 to spend 112 years to life in prison.

The incident was reported to authorities in late 2021.

On Dec. 12, 2021, a Weld County deputy responded to the Medical Center of the Rockies on the report of two juvenile girls who said they had been sexually assaulted at a home in Weld County while visiting a family member.

According to the 19th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, the victims, two five-year-old girls, said they had been playing games at the house downstairs when Pinker came down and started playing a different game with them. The two girls said the game involved physical contact and removing their clothes.

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