A 54-year-old Grand Junction man accused of sexually assaulting nine girls and women over a span of several years is awaiting his verdict after a three-week trial before a Mesa County jury. Larry Dean Church is standing trial in connection with 24 felony sex-assault charges, including counts of sex assault on a child by one in a position of trust, sexual assault on a child, sex assault as a pattern of abuse and sex assault on a helpless victim.
↧