A jury trial is underway for a Pueblo sex offender accused of sexually assaulting a child in October 2019.
Bernie Anthony Valdez, 36, is accused of sexual assault on a child, a class 4 felony, and faces a sentence enhancement for an aggravated sex offense. Valdez has several prior charges and convictions pertaining to unlawful sexual contact and two prior convictions for failing to register as a sex offender.
His trial began Tuesday morning and is expected to last four days.
Affidavit details allegations of assault
According to a Pueblo Police Department arrest affidavit, officers were called to a Pueblo residence on Oct. 21, 2019, to investigate a sexual assault that had just occurred.