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6 I LOCAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 10, 2014 I DENVER CATHOLIC REGISTER OF GREATER DENVER AND NORTHERN COLORADO *Maximum available discount 50% Off 2014 rate card. Call for details. Offer expires 9/16/14 METRO 303-816-3555 NORTHERN 970-300-5103 DARE TO COMPARE Denver's best for over 12 years. The best product at the best price! Over 15,000 installations with over 2,000,000 feet installed in Co. Before After Catholic Register Readers Receive Additional DISCOUNT! (Mention this ad) Up To 50 OFF* % CALL TODAY!! SAVE A Gutter Helmet System DON'T FALL THIS FALL! Keeps Leaves, Seeds and Needles OUT Installs over New or Existing Gutters Colors to Match Your Roof Installation Approved by all Major Roofi ng Manufacturers DAVID HAAS AND LORI TRUE CONCERT AND WORKSHOP Immaculate Conception Parish 715 Cabrini Dr., Lafayette, CO CONCERT……………………………$10 Friday, Sept. 26th 7:30 pm WORKSHOP…………………………$20 Saturday, Sept. 27th 9am-3pm Lunch included - $20 (RSVP by 9/22) BOTH EVENTS for $25 For more info call: 303-665-5103, x115 Email: denise@lafayettecatholic.org Download registration forms: www.lafayettecatholic.org ADVERTISING FOCUS CALENDAR SEPTEMBER 17 Seniors SEPTEMBER 24 Education OCTOBER 1 Respect Life Month Health / Medicare OCTOBER 8 Lawyers / Books BY JULIE FILBY After watching a video in which a Littleton Planned Par- enthood employee coaches a woman pretending to be a 15-year-old girl to engage in dangerous sexual activity, shop at an adult sex store and read pornography, a Colorado pros- ecutor concluded the recording did not disclose any action vio- lating state criminal statutes. Review of the video released July 15 by pro-life new media organization, Live Action, was requested by Arapahoe Coun- ty District Attorney George Brauchler. Brauchler, who is Catholic, requested that Senior Deputy District Attorney Rich Orman, an experienced pros- ecutor, assess the information following an inquiry from the Denver Catholic Register, ac- cording to office spokeswoman Michelle Yi. "No law enforcement agency has submitted this matter for our consideration or review and therefore it would be inappro- priate for this office to further comment on the matter," Or- man wrote in a statement pro- vided by Yi. "At the request of Mr. Brauchler, I have reviewed the recording that is publically available regarding this matter," he continued. "Based on that review, it is my conclusion that the recording did not disclose any actions on the part of any medical practitioner that would constitute a violation of any Colorado criminal statute." Numerous governmental en- tities have jurisdiction related to incidents that happen at medi- cal facilities, according to Or- man, depending on whether is- sues are regulatory or criminal. In the event of investigations into alleged violations of state regulations, the district attor- ney does not participate in any aspect of the related regulatory process. "The district attorney pros- ecutes criminal cases brought to us through investigations conducted by state, federal, and local law enforcement agen- cies," Orman wrote. "If the local police, the attorney general's office, or any other law enforce- ment agency investigates a mat- ter and concludes that there are criminal charges to pursue, they then refer a case to us." A call to Attorney General John Suthers' office indicat- ed they do not comment on investigations, to confirm or deny their existence. The Lit- tleton Police Department did not return messages from the Register. In addition to the video from the Littleton facility at 131 W. County Line Road, a second video was recorded in Colorado at the Lakewood branch at 1400 S. Wadsworth Blvd. "One thing that made this particular investigation unique for us, unlike previous investiga- tions where we noted extremely illegal and disturbing practices by Planned Parenthood, such as willingness to cover up sex- ual abuse or child-sex traffick- ing rings," Drew Belsky, Live Action's media spokesman, told the Denver Catholic Register, "is it's a bit harder to prove illegal activity." However, he doesn't want to leave the impression that this activity is OK, he continued. "Planned Parenthood is tell- ing what they think are 15-, 16-year-old girls to not only per- form dangerous pseudo-sexual acts, and have men and boys abuse them," he said, "but also to go into sex shops, or view In- ternet pornography or a num- ber of dangerous behaviors. Crime not evident in Planned Parenthood video, county prosecutor concludes VIDEO To view the videos recorded by Live Action at Littleton and Lakewood Planned Par- enthood facilities, visit www. PlannedParenthoodExposed. com (Episode 2). This material is of a mature nature and not intended for children. A SCREEN SHOT from a video recorded at Planned Parenthood at 131 W. County Line Road in Littleton March 26, where an employee provides dangerous sex advice to a representative of Live Action pretending to be a 15-year-old girl. See Video, Page 7

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