A Colorado man in the United States has been sentenced to over 100 years in prison by a judge for sexually assaulting two children in their relative’s home in 2021.
James Pinker, 34, received a sentence of 112 years to life from a Weld County, Colorado, judge on August 30, according to a statement released by the Weld County District Attorney’s Office earlier this week.
In June, Pinker was found guilty of four counts of sexual assault on a child in a pattern of abuse, the statement, issued on Monday, September 9, revealed.
These charges originated from an event that took place on December 12, 2021, when two young girls, whose ages were not specified, were playing in the basement of a relative’s home, according to authorities.
They were playing a game labelled as “Monsters,” they said, when Pinker came downstairs and began playing a “kissing” game with them.
“When asked what the ‘kissing’ game was, the victims said the defendant would put his mouth on their ‘privates’ and made them take their clothes off,” the statement said.
During last month’s sentencing hearing, a 17-year-old girl testified that Pinker had sexually abused her when she was younger, according to the statement.
Deputy District Attorney Timothy McCormack noted that Pinker had abused “several young children,” although it was not immediately clear whether charges had been filed in those additional cases.
“The defendant’s actions were not only heinous, but he shattered the innocence and lives of several young children,” McCormack said. “This sentence reflects the gravity of his crimes and the justice deserved for his victims.”
