John David Yenter of Golden was charged in September with two counts of child sex trafficking, soliciting for child prostitution, sexual exploitation of a child and sexual assault of a minor. Yenter is accused of allegedly having a sexual relationship with a minor girl, beginning in October, when she was 15 years old.
The girl told police she first met Yenter or "JD" when she and a friend stole drugs from him, the affidavit said. She said that she was passed out in a home in Greeley when Yenter forced himself on her, sexually, "I was in a room with him, and it was locked. Arvada police and a Jefferson County team that works to identify juveniles who are "at elevated risk for victimization of crimes including to but not limited to human trafficking" worked on the case, the arrest affidavit said.
The girl provided police with phone evidence of Yenter pestering her for sex, via text, over the next couple of months, asking her for nude photographs and offering her money for oral sex. The girl told police that Yenter "lived in the mountains and carried a handgun.
At one point she said she was molested by Yenter while riding in the passenger seat of a car he was driving.
Yenter was arrested by Arvada and Aurora police on Sept. Stay up-to-date on Arvada news with Arvada Patch! There are many ways for you to connect and stay in touch: Free newsletters and Email Alerts Facebook.
