A former Parker Police Department sergeant who resigned in February while under investigation was indicted last week by a grand jury on seven charges, according to Douglas County court records.
Sgt. Troy Brienzo faces two felony charges of unlawful sexual conduct, one misdemeanor charge of unlawful sexual contact and four misdemeanor charges of official misconduct, court records show. The charges stem from incidents involving two unidentified victims, both adults, .
Brienzo, 31, was taken into custody on the charges on Friday, Parker police officials said.
“Due to the pending grand jury investigation, we were not at liberty to release a more detailed statement earlier,” officials stated in the release. “We recognize the seriousness of these charges and remain committed to transparency, accountability and maintaining the trust of the Parker community. As this is now an active criminal case, no further details will be released at this time.”
An arrest affidavit obtained by The Denver Post on Monday lays out some of the actions Brienzo allegedly took. A witness in the investigation reported that Brienzo said he was having “inappropriate thoughts” and “hooking up with certain individuals at the police department.”
An unidentified victim told investigators that Brienzo had them in his car on a ride-along, during which Brienzo told them that his relationship with his girlfriend was in trouble. Brienzo told the alleged victim he had a fantasy of having sex with someone in the back of his patrol car. The victim said they wouldn’t do so because Brienzo was an “advisor in a mentor position.”
The affidavit was heavily redacted and the sex of the alleged victims was not disclosed. It was also not clear from the document what professional relationship Brienzo had with his alleged victims.
The first victim said Brienzo repeatedly wanted to talk about sex and asked for a naked picture of the alleged victim, which the victim refused.
According to the affidavit, Brienzo told his ride-along partner: “How fire would it be if I were to have a rider and I could just reach my hand over and start touching them?” The affidavit describes Brienzo performing inappropriate pat-downs of the alleged victim back at the police station late that night.
The document also states that Brienzo had sex in his patrol car with another person who was on a ride-along with him.
As of Monday, Brienzo still appeared as a certified officer in the , though his profile notes he resigned while under investigation and is the subject of a criminal charge.
Brienzo will next appear in court on April 13 for an arraignment hearing, according to Douglas County records.
