Crime & Safety
Star Rock Climber Charles Barrett Sentenced To Life In Prison For Sexual Assaults At Yosemite
During the trial, three more women came forward and alleged he had sexually assaulted them.
June 5, 2024
A Santa Rosa native and prominent professional rock climber has been sentenced to life in federal prison for sexual assaults he committed at Yosemite National Park, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
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Charles Barrett, 40, was found guilty in February of two counts of aggravated sexual abuse and one count of abusive sexual contact that occurred over a weekend at the park, where he lived and worked.
One victim went to Yosemite for a weekend of hiking in the summer of 2016 but was sexually assaulted by Barrett three times, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of California.
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