Suspect sentenced to 290 years to life for assaulting women while posing as rideshare driver
DENVER — A Denver judge on Friday imposed what is effectively a life sentence for a man who kidnapped and assaulted at least a dozen women while posing as a rideshare driver. Denver District Judge Karen Brody sentenced John Pastor-Mendoza to 290 years to life following his convictions in October on 30 separate counts.
Denver ride-share driver sentenced to 290 years in prison for kidnapping, sexual assault
On Friday, a Denver judge sentenced a ride-share driver to 290 years to life in the Colorado Department of Corrections for kidnapping a dozen women and sexually assaulting some of them. John Pastor-Mendoza was convicted on a total of 30 charges in October 2024.
Ride share driver sentenced to 290 years in Colorado Dept. of Corrections
Mendoza, convicted of sexually assaulting and kidnapping more than a dozen women, has been sentenced to 290 years in Colorado Dept. of Corrections.
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The passenger, identified as Anthony Penatrany, was taken to a juvenile detention center. The 17-year-old has been “ charged as an adult under the ‘Raise the Age’ law with felony first-degree forcible sexual offense and felony attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon,” officers wrote in a March 4 news release.
Denver Lyft Driver Sentenced to 290 Years for Sexual Assault, Kidnapping
A Denver Lyft driver who kidnapped and/or assaulted at least a dozen passengers will spend the rest of his life behind bars. John Pastor-Mendoza, 43, was sentenced to 290 years to life in prison by Judge Karen Brody on Friday,
Former Ride-Share Driver Sentenced to 290 Years for Kidnapping a Dozen Women
Mendoza, a Lyft driver, falsely posed as the ride that the women had requested and targeted victims who appeared intoxicated, the Denver district attorney said.
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A man was sentenced in court Friday to nearly three centuries in prison after he was convicted of sexually assaulting multiple women while operating as a rideshare driver.
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