Joshua Carrier, Former Colo. Springs Cop, Faces 189 Counts Of Felony Child Sex Assault

Joshua Carrier, a former Colorado Springs police officer, was already facing allegations of molesting six children with 78 child sex assault counts, but is now accused of sexually assaulting a total of 22 children and faces 189 counts of felony child sex assault, Fox31 reports.

In May, The Huffington Post reported that Carrier was arrested for buying child pornography and then re-arrested a week later on suspicion of sexually assaulting several children. Before his arrest, Carrier was already the subject of an internal affairs review for showing his gun at a middle school sporting event (Carrier had been employed as a school resource officer and wrestling coach at Horace Mann Middle School in Colorado Springs prior to allegations of sex assault).

Although court documents are sealed, The Colorado Springs Gazette spoke with a victim’s parent who said that when Carrier was working at Horace Mann as a wrestling coach he sexually abused her son under the pretense of examining the young boy for ringworm, a common wrestler illness.

Back in May, when Carrier was initially arrested, a Horace Mann student on the wrestling team made an anonymous statement to a CBS4 affiliate in Colorado Springs that Carrier placed his hands on student wrestler’s bodies frequently when checking for ringworm:

He would actually take us into his own office one by one and touch us and look at us and stuff.

7News reports that Carrier had several assignments that placed him in situations with youth including a school resource officer at Horace Mann Elementary where he also served has wrestling coach, a coach for the Police Athletic League, and as an advisor to youth in the Explorer Scout Program.

Carrier worked for the Colorado Springs Police Department for seven years before he resigned in June amidst the assault and child pornography allegations.

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Comments

[brachm5]

06:47 PM on 07/28/2011

So much for checking into a persons background before hiring!

[williamabn]

01:16 PM on 07/28/2011

I really don't think there is any " cure " for these people . Men that have been convicted admit if thay were turned loose , Thy would re-offend . Yhay can't help it , the drive is to strong . We can punish them with incarceration , But thats it . I don't know the answer .

[SergeAStorms]

12:13 PM on 07/28/2011

The boys in the yard are sure going to have fun with this cracker

[nypapajoe]

08:14 AM on 07/28/2011

There is no treatment that can cure this animal! Execute him and farm out his organs to children in need! Think about it who wants this creep living in their community or house and feed this monster for the next 50 years or more!

[yorktown1979]

01:03 AM on 07/28/2011

Did someone say that he was having an affair with Michele Bachmann's husband? He acts childish but I guess he might be a bit long in the tooth for the cops taste!

[yorktown1979]

12:58 AM on 07/28/2011

Whatever he did is perfectly acceptable. After all, he is a Republican and as Congress has shown us, they do as they please without consequences!

[chrisc19]

11:49 PM on 07/27/2011

First, People make such ridiculous comments on here it is a disgrace. Sex crimes are a very difficult subject. News articles don't report the entire story and we all know about the Casey Anthony trial. My personal opinion is sex crimes need to be treated as an addiction like some other crimes as well. Remember the word- Justice.

[yorktown1979]

01:00 AM on 07/28/2011

"Justice" is old fashioned which is why it was replaced by the Patriot Act!

[tbot48]

10:02 PM on 07/27/2011

This boy is going to have a hard time adjusting to prison life... Blond, blue eyed pedo who was a cop... He is meat on the table...

[Padric Heck]

09:58 PM on 07/27/2011

189 counts? There can be no way there wasn't rumblings long before, anything that was said was probably dismissed due to the fact he was a cop. And we were taught that cops are there to help so when a criminal is found in their midst it's that much more horrifying. The fact remains that cops are human and prone to as many faults, maybe more because of the authority given to them, than everyone else. Power corrupts and the biggest liars are the ones you don't believe will lie.

[Pauly Pigeon]

07:32 PM on 07/27/2011

If a police officer can pull off that many instances of child molestation, how many pedophiles are working for the TSA? They get to touch your children inappropriately and if you complain, you'll be labeled a "terrorist".

[Fatima Alvernaz]

07:18 PM on 07/27/2011

How can we trust cops if they are the worses ones?

[Mike Davis 747]

03:58 PM on 07/27/2011

What was a cop doing wrestling with young boys. He should be out protecting the community. That is what we pay cops to do, not play with kids.

[csjrac]

02:42 PM on 07/27/2011

I see a positive side to these comments. I did not see one person who said all pedophiles are gay and that all gays should be put to death or something else as ridiculous. This is an ioslated instance with this man and should not be construed as anything beyond him and his heinous acts.

[Big Ze]

02:47 PM on 07/29/2011

the only people who make that erroneous connection are typically barely capable of reading, much less making a post to an article on huffpo.com

[msdestyni]

02:30 PM on 07/27/2011

Wow, how sad. Too often we hear of people in "power" positions with access to children pulling this depraved stuff. They know kids are vulnerable and young enough to be "confused" about what is actually happening. If the child seems uncomfortable, or the perp thinks the kid may be suspecting behavior that is not on the up and up, so to speak, they usually have a way of convincing the kid that they "misunderstood" the intentions. Perfect example- "I'm just checking for ringworm"-- puh-leeze-- how disgusting. They are masters of their game and have done it over and over, and because of their experience, they know what kind of kids to victimize. They are very adept at separating the weak from the strong. And sadly, often by the time they finally get caught, they have already scarred countless scores of children. What is wrong with them in their heads that makes them go for kids instead of adults? I'm sure a profiler would know....but to me it is simply unfathomable. Sick, depraved, and obviously mentally warped all the way. Ugh.

[capt2749]

01:47 PM on 07/27/2011

First you have to take into consideration that most officers are on that job because they can't get a better job. I have several friends that are cops that can hardly spell enough to write at ticket. Officers of today are mostly stupid and can not even pass a test for a high school diploma. So that should explain alot.

[tombartho]

05:13 PM on 07/27/2011

I don't know where you are from, but for many years it has been a requirement to have a BS to become a Pennsylvania State Trooper. Maybe you are just generalizing or not smart enough yourself to look at any actual facts.