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REELEY — Former House District 50 Rep. Rochelle Galindo who stepped down from her office on May 12, 2019 amid allegations she sexually assaulted two minors who worked on her campaign, is scheduled for a jury trial in June for a charge stemming from those accusations. Galindo was never formally charged with the alleged assaults; however, she was charged with one count of providing alcohol to a minor. Galindo pled not guilty to the charge on March 2 before Weld County Judge Charles Unfug. A jury trial on that charge is scheduled to begin on June 24. Galindo was facing...

A Democratic state legislator in Colorado facing a recall effort over her anti-fracking vote announced Sunday that she has resigned following allegations reportedly stemming from a sexual-misconduct complaint. State Rep. Rochelle Galindo, who was elected in November, posted a statement denying the allegations without providing details, but House Speaker K.C. Becker said they were related to accusations of sexual misconduct outside the state legislature, according to 9News in Denver. Colorado Public Radio said that the Greeley police confirmed that a report “was filed against Galindo last week by a woman who worked on Galindo’s campaign. The contents of the report...

Colorado Treasurer Dave Young says Galindo recall effort ‘raises serious questions’ News | April 7, 2019 Tyler Silvy tsilvy@greeleytribune.com Amid a backdrop of calls for secession and a push for the recall of numerous Democratic state legislators, a House District 50 Democrat voted for a controversial firearms bill, as well as numerous changes to oil and gas regulations. That Democrat wasn’t Rochelle Galindo, the current House District 50 representative who is now the subject of a recall effort. It was former District 50 Rep. Dave Young, who never encountered a recall effort. A Tribune review of Young’s votes from the...