{"id":1017,"date":"2026-05-30T12:04:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T12:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1017"},"modified":"2026-05-30T12:04:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T12:04:14","slug":"denver-man-sentenced-to-22-years-for-child-sex-trafficking-in-larimer-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1017","title":{"rendered":"Denver man sentenced to 22 years for child sex trafficking in Larimer County"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><strong>Getting your Trinity Audio player ready&#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>A Larimer County District Court judge this week sentenced a Denver man who was charged with child sex trafficking to 22 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1016\">Gov. Jared Polis again vetoes Colorado union-organizing bill<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ivan Banuelos Gandara, 23, pleaded guilty to human trafficking and child sex exploitation in March, court records show. Prosecutors dismissed child prostitution, sex assault, enticement, internet luring and drug charges as part of the plea deal.<\/p>\n<p>Police arrested Gandara in April 2024 after a 13-year-old girl reported he was forcing her to have sex in exchange for money, food and marijuana, the Eighth Judicial District Attorney\u2019s Office said in a news release.<\/p>\n<p>Detectives also found another 13-year-old victim while investigating the case.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe amount of bravery these victims showed in coming forward cannot be overstated,\u201d District Attorney Gordon McLaughlin said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1015\">Today in History: May 30, 10 killed in clash between striking steelworkers and police<\/a><\/p>\n<p>McLaughlin also thanked the multi-disciplinary human trafficking team that helped with the case and supported the victims.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHuman trafficking cases are incredibly complex, and these partnerships enable us to ensure victims are heard and offenders held accountable,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1013\">US adult cigarette smoking rate hits another all-time low<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gandara\u2019s attorney could not immediately be reached for comment Friday.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ivan Gandara of Denver was sentenced to 22 years in a Colorado prison for child sex trafficking, Larimer County officials said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":757,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime-and-public-safety","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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