GREELELY, Colo.—The attorney for a former Greeley police officer accused of sexual assault has withdrawn his request to seal the police affidavit in the case.
Weld District Judge Timothy Kerns said during a hearing Thursday that the case against Daniel Shepherd didn’t appear to warrant sealing the court records. The Greeley Tribune reports Kerns lifted a previous order that temporarily sealed them.
The 28-year-old Shepherd is charged with sexual assault and unlawful sexual conduct. An arrest affidavit obtained by the Tribune before the records were sealed says a woman accused the officer of ordering her out of her car and touching her during a March 13 traffic stop.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled June 30.
The Tribune reports city officials won’t say if Shepherd quit the police force or was fired.
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Information from: Greeley Daily Tribune,
