Correctional officer arrested on charges of sexual assault on a child

Friday, December 20th, 2019, the Fountain Police Department’s Patrol Division began an investigation into a report of sexual assault on a 14-year-old child. 

Today, the suspect was appraoched in a Fountain neighborhood and arrested. The suspect has been identified as 31-year-old Khurtis Maasch of Colorado Springs.

Maasch is employed as a Corrections Officer with the Colorado Department of Corrections. He was booked into the El Paso County Criminal Justice Center and charged with five felonies: Two counts of Sexual Assault on a Child, and three counts of Internet Luring of a Child.

The Fountain Police Department believes there may be other victims who were involved with the suspect. 

If you have any additional information or know anyone who may be a victim call Sergeant Sheyna Marshall at (719) 382-6918 or Detective Robyn Abrams at (719) 382-4289. Or if you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers Tip Line at (719) 634 STOP (7867) or 1-800-222-8477.