Re: Democrat sex offender Abel Laeke.

A registered sex offender is running for city council in Aurora as a 
Democrat.

Abel Laeke, 39, is vying for one of two open at-large seats and has 
been fighting to get his name off the sex offender list. That charge 
dates back to 2004 but he had an extensive criminal background prior 
to that.

On Nov. 7, 2017, Aurora residents will elect two new city council 
members. Laeke is on the city’s approved list of 8 candidates.

As a first generation Ethiopian American, Laeke grew up in Aurora 
and graduated from the University of Colorado in Boulder. He runs 
his own start-up business consulting firm, serves as a non-profit 
organization mentor and teaches Sunday school at his Aurora church.

The CBI website shows a 2005 conviction of a sexual contact charge, 
a class 5 felony. he was found not guilty by reason of insanity.

He was charged for indecent exposure, a misdemeanor, and sexual 
contact without consent, a felony, according to court documents. 
Prior to that Laeke had three other notable run-ins with the law to 
include felony burglary, DUI, trespassing, assault, and damaging 
property.
Mike Hyman, Attorney for the City of Aurora told the Aurora Sentinel 
that since Laeke’s plea was accepted and is not a conviction, he is 
in the clear to run for council.