Convicted rapist Christopher Lawyer, Boulder County’s first court-designated “sexually violent predator,” has been arrested on suspicion of violating his parole.
Lawyer, 41, was arrested Tuesday and remains in custody at the Boulder County Jail. No court appearance has been scheduled and no details about the alleged parole violation have been released. Authorities designate people as “sexually violent predators” if they are convicted of certain sex offenses and display certain personality traits that authorities say make them prone to committing further offenses.
Lawyer pleaded guilty in 2001 to first-degree sexual assault, second-degree assault and misdemeanor menacing in connection with the rape of a newspaper carrier. He was sentenced to 12 years to life in prison. He moved to unincorporated Boulder County in September after his release from prison.
Police said in 2000, Lawyer kidnapped a woman who was delivering newspapers at the Gold Run apartments in Boulder, forced her into her vehicle and taped her eyes and mouth shut. He drove her to another location, raped her for more than an hour at gunpoint and then attempted to make casual conversation afterward.
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