MONTROSE, Colo.—A former district attorney sentenced to one year in prison after being accused of harassing women in his office says he isn’t a sexual offender.
Myrl Serra told a judge at his sentencing Thursday in Montrose that he had engaged in consensual flirting. The Montrose Daily Press () reported that Serra said he didn’t see the power disparity between him and the women and that mistake led him to court.
The former 7th Judicial District DA entered an Alford plea in October to criminal extortion and unlawful sexual contact. He didn’t admit guilt but acknowledged that a jury might convict him.
He was also convicted of violating a restraining order and harassing one of his accusers. The year sentence is for that conviction. He will serve four years of probation on the sex charge.
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Information from: The Montrose Daily Press,
