O’REILLY APOLOGIZES TO EX-COLLEAGUE FOR COMMENT
Bill O’Reilly has apologized for saying the death of his former Fox News colleague’s son was related to sexual harassment allegations against the father.
O’Reilly said in a New York Times podcast Monday: “Eric Bolling’s son is dead. He’s dead because of allegations made — in my opinion and I know this to be true — against Mr. Bolling.”
Eric Chase Bolling, 19, died in September in an apartment near the 28th Street Frontage Road and Village Drive in Boulder.
Fox News parted ways with Eric Bolling, who was suspended in August after allegations he sent lewd photos to female co-workers.
Bolling told The Times later Monday that O’Reilly’s comment was “beyond inappropriate.” Bolling says his son’s death “was in no way connected” to his parting from Fox News.
Bolling accepted O’Reilly’s apology on Twitter Monday night.
South High groping incident attracts special prosecutor.
District Attorney George Brauchler has been named special prosecutor in the South High School student groping case. Brauchler, whose district includes Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties, was appointed Tuesday after Denver District Attorney Beth McCann cited a conflict of interest. The victim of the alleged unlawful sexual contact is a family member of an employee of the Denver district attorney’s office, according to the court filing.
Four South High School officials, including the principal and a student adviser, are on leave during an investigation into the handling of a groping allegation at a school homecoming week event.
Police said the incident may have taken place Sept. 14, but officers didn’t learn about it until Sept. 27.
Denver police officials said they investigated the groping claims but closed the case when the victim’s parents decided they did not want to move forward with charges.
School administrators told families Oct. 20 of the decision to place South High principal Jen Hanson, student adviser Lynette Lucero, instructional superintendent Sean Precious and a fourth official, Barbara Downing, on administrative leave.
Boulder couple awakens to guitar-playing intruder in home, police say.
A Boulder man has been arrested after police say a couple he did not know found him playing the guitar in their living room in the middle of the night.
Richard Neil Sheppard, 28, has been arrested on suspicion of second-degree burglary and first-degree criminal trespass.
According to an arrest affidavit, a couple living in the 1500 block of Pine Street woke up about 2:30 a.m. Sunday when they heard a “thump” and their dog began to growl.
The male resident told police he walked downstairs and encountered a man wearing a maroon stocking cap playing the guitar on a couch. The resident said, “Hello,” and said the intruder responded, “I live across the street,” before handing over the guitar and saying, “Sorry.” The man then left.
Assailant sentenced to three years in prison for attack on gay couple.
A man who assaulted a gay couple