Denver police Technician James Edward Dennis, 61, has been charged with two felony counts of sexual assault on a child, 9News reported.
The charges were filed in Arapahoe County Court on Sept. 22.
According to the Aurora Police Department affidavit for arrest, which was obtained by 9News, Dennis in March took a young girl to lunch and then to a vacant house that was for sale.
There, according to the warrant, the girl says Dennis “went into my pants and started squeezing my butt.”
The girl said Dennis lifted her shirt and “started licking her” on the chest.
The girl said Dennis asked her if that felt good. She told police “she got scared.” She told him to stop and he said he was a “little drunk.”
He told her not to tell anyone.
According to the affidavit, the girl told Dennis’ wife, who also told her “not to tell anyone.”
The girl eventually told her mother and her grandmother. The case was investigated and Dennis was arrested and charged.
He has been suspended without pay by the Denver Police Department. He’s been on the force since 1979.
9NEWS left a message at the office of Dennis’ attorney for comment. His office said he is on vacation.
