A Santa Rosa native and prominent professional rock climber has been sentenced to life in federal prison for sexual assaults he committed at Yosemite National Park, federal prosecutors say.
A Santa Rosa native and prominent professional rock climber has been sentenced to life in federal prison for sexual assault s he committed at Yosemite National Park , federal prosecutors said Tuesday. Charles Barrett, 40, was found guilty in February of two counts of aggravated sexual abuse and one count of abusive sexual contact that occurred over a weekend at the park, where he lived and worked.
'The defendant used his renown and physical presence as a rock climber to lure and intimidate victims who were part of the rock-climbing community,' said U.S. Attorney Phillip Talbert in a statement released by his office. 'His violent sexual assaults were devastating to the victims, who he later threatened in the lead-up to trial.
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