No charges filed against Denver cheerleading coach in forced-splits video
A Denver prosecutor says no charges will be filed following an investigation into videos showing a high school coach pushing cheerleaders down in splits.
District Attorney Beth McCann said in a statement released Saturday there was insufficient evidence to warrant charges after a police investigation.
The former coach, Ozell Williams, was dismissed after the videos became public. An East High School principal retired, and an athletic director resigned.
The recordings were broadcast on KUSA-TV in August, showing eight cheerleaders repeatedly being pushed into splits. In one video, a girl appears to cry out in pain and repeatedly asks the coach to “please stop.”
McCann says the coaching technique “has no place in high school cheerleading coaching” but that the coach’s actions don’t constitute a prosecutable crime.
City Park has a new, splinter-less playground
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The Byers Library has officially been renamed. Welcome Thunderbird Man Branch.
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Three different ways to do the Denver Film Festival based on your schedule, interest and level of comfort with in-person events
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More than half a million dollars is going toward swaying your vote — mostly in support — of a new arena in Denver
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As Denver loses some of its jazz clubs, a live, time-traveling jazz activation at the MCA asks: How do we save things from being lost to time?
“We get to talk about what is important to preserve. What do we want to have as an identity to pass down so people can have pride in their community, and realize that they’re a part of a huge, beautiful story? Every one of us here is part of the story of the Rossonian, and part of the story of the Pek, and the places that have come before.”
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