A 20-year-old man has pleaded responsible to indecent publicity and extra after a string of incidents final yr on Colorado climbing trails. Regulation enforcement arrested Glenn Braden final August after he uncovered himself to feminine hikers close to the Beaver Brook Trail exterior of Golden, Colorado. He’s been in custody since then.
Between April and August 2023 on climbing trails in Jefferson County, varied experiences recommend Braden hiked bare, “confronted female hikers and bikers and committed lewd acts,” slapped girls on the bottom, and, in a single case, even tried to rip off a woman’s shirt. CBS Information Colorado suggests the suspect initially confronted 15 counts in 11 separate incidents. He has pleaded responsible to 3.
CBS Information says: “Braden advised deputies that he would hike the mountain park trails and ‘purposely expose [himself] to girls he met alongside the best way.’ He additionally advised investigators that ‘he didn’t keep in mind a lot of what occurred throughout these episodes as a result of he would get very excessive on marijuana earlier than climbing.’”
Although he says he didn’t attempt to take away any hikers’ clothes, Braden did say he uncovered himself and slapped girls on the bottom. Braden additionally admits it’s attainable he hiked bare a few instances, however couldn’t keep in mind particularly when.
Braden’s sentencing might be September 30.
