Colorado Springs man accused of child sexual assault, police seek other victims
Colorado Springs police arrested 57-year-old Daniel Armstrong in connection to sexually assaulting a child several years ago and taking sexually explicit pictures of an underage girl.
In May of 2018, officers initiated a sexual assault investigation involving Armstrong, a resident of Colorado Springs. Police were lead to Armstrong after information indicated he sexually assaulted a child several years prior to the incident being reported.
According to arrest affidavits, Armstrong is accused of inappropriately touching an underage boy and girl over a decade starting in the early 2000s. One boy said Armstrong abused him between the years of about 2001 to 2006 and only stopped when the victim turned 13 or 14.
A female victim told investigators Armstrong had assaulted her and took sexually explicit pictures of her. That abuse was estimated to take place from 2007 to 2011.
A second affidavit says another victim came forward and said Armstrong abused her during a sleepover. Armstrong was said to be a friend of the victim’s family, and the victim had previously been over to his house, but that was the first time she had spent the night there.
The investigation culminated with Crimes Against Children detectives obtaining a search warrant for Armstrong’s arrest, charging him with sexual assault on a child and sexual exploitation of children. Despite their efforts, detectives were unable to locate and arrest Armstrong.
On July 7, 2018, CSPD learned Armstrong was arrested in Douglas, Kansas. While Armstrong remained in custody, detectives continued to develop information indicating Armstrong may have sexually assaulted other juveniles.
This secondary investigation lead to authorities obtaining a warrant for Armstrong’s arrest, charging him with sexual assault on a child. The warrant was executed on Armstrong in mid-September 2018 while he was still being held at the El Paso County Criminal Justice Center.
Anyone with information or is a witness to this investigation is asked to call CSPD at (719) 444-7000; or if you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers Tip line at (719) 634-7867.
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