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 Path exterior of Golden, Colorado. He’s been in custody since then.
Between April and August 2023 on climbing trails in Jefferson County, numerous stories recommend Braden hiked bare, “confronted feminine hikers and bikers and dedicated lewd acts,” slapped ladies on the bottom, and, in a single case, even tried to rip off a lady’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 instructed deputies that he would hike the mountain park trails and ‘purposely expose [himself] to ladies he met alongside the best way.’ He additionally instructed 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 ladies on the bottom. Braden additionally admits it’s doable he hiked bare a few occasions, however couldn’t keep in mind particularly when.
Braden’s sentencing shall be September 30.
