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Boulder rapist back in Colorado after alleged parole violations in California

Christopher Lawyer pleaded guilty to sexual assault in connection with 2001 rape

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Christopher Lawyer, the convicted Boulder rapist and court-designated “sexually violent predator,” is back in Colorado after being accused of violating the terms of his parole by asking a Sacramento woman for nude photos.

Christopher Lawyer
Sacramento County Sheriff's Office
Christopher Lawyer

Lawyer, 43, was extradited to Colorado in early July and is currently being held in the Washington County Jail in Akron while he awaits a parole revocation hearing on July 23, according to officials in both California and Colorado.

Mark Fairbairn, spokesman for the Colorado Department of Corrections, said he did not know how much time in prison Lawyer could face if he is found to have violated his parole.

Lawyer moved to California in October through an interstate compact between the two states so he could live with a relative after his repeated attempts to reside in Boulder County were met with resistance.

But in February, the Sacramento Bee newspaper reported that the family of Yinshan “Michelle” Wong said she and Lawyer had been texting shortly before Wong disappeared on Dec. 3.

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