(Dec. 3, 2024) – The Aurora Police Department Internet Crimes Against Children Unit, with the assistance of federal law enforcement partners, last month arrested a wanted fugitive on child sexual assault charges.
On Tuesday, Nov. 26, the U.S. Marshals Service arrested John Vincent Custer, 48, of 3015 Lyle Court in Denver, on two charges each of child sexual assault with a pattern of abuse and child enticement, both felonies. Custer was arrested on an active Aurora Police Department warrant stemming from an Internet Crimes Against Children Unit investigation into the sexual assault of a 14-year-old.
Aurora detectives launched the investigation in August after receiving a tip Custer was communicating with the victim through an online messaging app. The investigation later determined Custer engaged in sexual encounters on two occasions with the minor at the victim’s home.
Custer was booked into a Denver County jail. He is out of custody on $50,000 bond.
The Aurora Police Department Internet Crimes Against Children Unit partners with Homeland Security Investigations and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation as part of the Colorado Cyber Guardian Task Force. The task force is comprised of local, state and federal law enforcement agencies in the Denver metro area focusing on child exploitation and child sex trafficking investigations.
The investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with any information is asked to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720.913.STOP (7867). Tipsters can remain anonymous and could be eligible for a reward of up to $2,000.
Joe Moylan
Public Information Officer
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