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A convicted sex offender faces new charges accusing him of raping a Denver woman in 1998, the District Attorney’s office said today.
Prosecutors said Michael Spears, 54, was pretending to fix a bicycle in the 1600 block of Stuart Street on Oct. 11, 1998.
When a woman offered to help him, he dragged her into the bushes and raped her, according to investigators.
He was linked to the assault by DNA and a cold case investigation. Spears was charged with second-degree kidnapping and first-degree sexual assault this week.
Spears is a registered sex offender with previous convictions on rape charges in 1983 and 1989.
He remains in the Denver County Jail under a $250,000 bond.
