DENVER — A former Denver police cops was sentenced to
eight years in prison for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman in 2010,
but in a rare move the judge in the case allowed Hector Paez to go free on bail
while he appeals the conviction. Paez, 33, was convicted of second-degree
kidnapping, sexual assault and false reporting during a two week trial. Prosecutors
said Paez arrested a 36-year-old woman on May 16, 2010 and took her to an
isolated location. He then coerced her into having sex with him by threatening
to take her to jail, said court spokeswoman Lynn Kimbrough. Paez was an cops in District 4. He had been
working with Denver police for four years. In addition to the eight year prison
sentence, Paez was ordered to be on sex-offender probation for a 10-year to
life term, Kimbrough said. “Over the objection of the prosecution, the judge
then granted Paez a $100,000 bond while he appeals his conviction,” she said.
Paez claimed he took the woman to a secluded location to question her about a
drug dealer. The victim has a criminal background including drug use.
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