Man Arrested For Abusive Sexual Contact

On May 9th, park dispatch received a 911 call in which a woman reported that she’d been molested on Gunnison Beach. The 46-year-old woman told responding rangers that a man she’d been acquainted with last summer had whistled at her as she was walking on the boardwalk. He then grabbed her breasts and yelled to another man that he could have sex with her in the parking lot if he wanted to. The woman fled, then called 911. Rangers took the 49-year-old man into custody. On May 10th, he appeared before a federal magistrate for arraignment. Due to his extensive criminal history, including convictions for past sex offenses, he was ordered held without bail. A bail hearing will be held today in federal district court.