A Colorado corrections officer from Pueblo West is facing rape charges in Utah after he allegedly sexually assaulted a teenage girl numerous times over a three-day period in 2023. Kevin Aaron Young, 29, was charged Sept. 5 with several felonies in Piute County’s Sixth Judicial District for offenses that allegedly took place in Circleville, Utah, between July 15 and July 18, 2023.
Young was arrested Sept. 6 at his home in Pueblo West, according to the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office. He is currently in the Pueblo County jail awaiting extradition to Utah.
A Colorado Department of Corrections spokesperson confirmed Young's employment to the on Sept. 9 and said he was working in the Centennial Correctional Facility prior to being placed on administrative leave. Our special investigations detectives arrested Kevin Young, 37, of Pueblo West on Friday after learning he was wanted on a warrant for several felony sex assault charges out of Piute County Utah.
More at — PuebloCounty Sheriff (@PuebloCountySO) According to court documents, the charges against Young include rape and five counts of object rape — both first-degree felonies — as well as two counts of forcible sexual abuse, a second-degree felony. In Utah, a person commits object rape if they sexually assault another person using a substance, instrument, device, or part of the human body other than the mouth or genitals with the intent to cause emotional or bodily pain, or to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any i.