Former Colorado Springs Area Man Convicted of Sex Assault on a Minor

DENVER - The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado announces that Mitchel Crow, 32, was found guilty on three counts of sexual abuse of a minor.

According to facts established at trial, between May of 2020 and mid-December of 2020, Crow engaged in a sexual acts with a minor within a residence located on Fort Carson, an Army post near Colorado Springs.

"Sexual assault involving a minor victim is one of the more despicable crimes in our society," said Acting United States Attorney for the District of Colorado Matt Kirsch. "Protecting the most vulnerable in our state, including our children, remains one of our top priorities."

"These cases are devastating for the victim and difficult for the supportive friends and family as well as the investigators," said FBI Denver Special Agent in Charge Mark Michalek. "A violent crime like this against a juvenile is heart-breaking, and the FBI will continue to support survivors and bring perpetrators to justice. "

United States Senior District Court Judge Raymond P. Moore presided over the trial. The FBI conducted the investigation. Assistant United States Attorneys Tom Minser and Al Buchman handled the prosecution.

Sentencing will be held at a later date.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorney's Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc. For more information about Internet safety education, please visit www.justice.gov/psc and click on the "Resources" tab on the left of the page.