DENVER—A judge ruled today that there is sufficient probable cause to charge Aaron Thompson in the presumed death of his missing daughter, Aarone.
Arapahoe County District Judge Mark Hannen said he would rule later on a motion by The Denver Post to unseal records in the case.
A grand jury indicted Aaron Thompson on charges including child abuse resulting in death, conspiracy to commit child abuse resulting in death, false reporting to authorities, concealing a death, conspiracy to conceal death, abuse of a corpse, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and child abuse resulting in injury.
Thompson was arrested in May. His lawyer, David Lane, Aaron Thompson has consistently said his client was not involved in Aarone’s disappearance and has no knowledge of how it happened.
Thompson had reported the 6-year-old missing in November 2005, claiming she ran away after an argument over a cookie. She has not been found.
More than 100 police officers and volunteers searched for Aarone, and Thompson made tearful pleas for the safe return of his daughter. Within days, investigators labeled the case as a homicide and named Thompson and his girlfriend, Shely Lowe, as persons of interest.
