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Ex-CO cop gets 30 days work release for years of abusing girl: Zip-tying, punching, choking

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A former Colorado police officer who was found guilty of abusing a 15-year-old girl over a period of years was sentenced to 30 days of work release and three years of probation this week.

Last year, 35-year-old Berthoud Officer Jeremy Yachik was charged with four counts of child abuse and one count of false imprisonment after his ex-fiance sent a video to authorities showing a man kicking, choking and punching a child,...

Police Chief Glenn Johnson also resigned because he had been accused of helping to cover up the crime.

[The town of] Berthoud eventually shut down its police department altogether, and now contracts law enforcement services through the Larimer County Sheriff's Office.....

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