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Serial rapist off the streets of Denver

Posted In: Editorial, Everyday life — February 19, 2005 @ 10:01 am — Peter

This past week has been a very difficult. Reports of 6 sexual assaults within a 3 miles radius of our home made it clear there was a serial rapist on the loose in metro Denver. After the 5th incident, the DPD had determined the identity of the man as Brent J. Brents, a man who served jail time and has been deemed a dangerous sexual predator. I can’t help but ask, why was this man back out on the streets? What value did he contribute to society that the prison staff felt he sound be released from prison early. From the information that has been release, he served 13 years of a 20 year sentence, released early because of good behavior. Within weeks of his release, he assaulted an 8 year old boy in the eastern suburb of Aurora. This person is a life long criminal and should be euthanized just as an aggressive dog would be at an animal shelter. Actually, it bothers me to know he will likely receive a near life prison sentence and my tax dollars will contribute to his meals, healthcare and other recreational activities at the prison. I would much rather see those dollars go to innocent underprivileged children in the metro area. Oh well, he is caught and Denver is now a safer place to live. I have not seen this type of crime since we moved here and I hope nothing like his surfaces again. I really enjoy living in the city and don’t want to be forced to move to a suburb because criminals make the city neighborhoods inhospitable.

Denver Post Article about the case

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