GOLDEN, Colo. (Mar. 20, 2023) – Timothy Ronald Hyatt, a former Denver Police sergeant, was sentenced today by the First Judicial District Court to 4 years of sex offender intensive supervised probation for his communication with an investigator posing as a 14-year-old girl.
On Jan. 23, 2023, Hyatt pled guilty to Attempt to Commit Sexual Assault on a Child and Attempt to Commit Unlawful Sexual Contact. As a result of his plea, prosecutors stipulated to a 4-year Deferred Judgement for the felony offense, subject to additional conditions of probation for adult sex offenders, and a permanent conviction on the Attempt to Commit Unlawful Sexual Contact. Hyatt is required to register as a sex offender and may not possess firearms.
On Feb. 25, 2022, Hyatt messaged a female persona listed as 17 but later disclosed that she was 14. Through several conversations, Hyatt discussed specific sex acts he wished to engage in and arranged to meet the “girl” at a Lakewood park. Hyatt failed to appear, changed his name, and deleted his account.
Investigators from Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office were later able to identify Hyatt. On Aug. 10, 2022, Hyatt turned himself into the police after admitting he “got carried away.”