EAGLE — A 22-year-old Eagle County man facing charges for reportedly sexually assaulting a female juvenile saw those charges upgraded from misdemeanors to class 3 and class 4 felonies this month.
Noel Sanchez now stands charged by prosecutors with sex assault on a child/pattern of abuse and attempted sex assault on a child/pattern of abuse. He has remained in custody in the Eagle County jail since his arrest in January by the Eagle County Sheriff’s Office.
Sanchez appeared briefly in Eagle County Court on Tuesday. Prosecutors said the felony charges were filed April 14 after additional investigation of the incident and requested bond for Sanchez be increased from $3,000 to $15,000 based on the schedule for a class 3 felony.