CENTENNIAL — Arapahoe County District Attorney Carol Chambers did nothing wrong in a case in which she was accused by a defense attorney of covering up evidence, a judge ruled Tuesday.
District Judge Mark Hannen also denied a request from attorney Tom Carberry that a special prosecutor be named in the retrial of Brett Wayne Sharp, sentenced in 2000 to 50 years in prison for sexually assaulting his 5-year-old daughter.
Carberry had said Chambers engaged in prosecutorial misconduct, but Hannen said there was no evidence to support the claim.
Chambers was accused of not revealing that a forensic investigator who interviewed Sharp’s daughter was charged with being an accessory in the sexual abuse of her own daughter, a charge that was later dismissed.
Chambers was on the board of directors of the Sungate Children’s Advocacy and Family Resource Center in Arapahoe County when she learned of the allegations against Carole Abbott, the forensic investigator.
But during a hearing this month, Chambers testified that she did notify attorneys about the charges against Abbott through a memo and word of mouth.
Chambers’ spokeswoman, Kathleen Walsh, said the DA expected this decision.
“Other defense attorneys in the past have tried this defense without success,” Walsh said.
Carberry stood by his claims Tuesday.
Carlos Illescas: 303-954-1175 or cillescas@denverpost.com
