Video summary
This community notification serves as an alert regarding a new Sexually Violent Predator residing in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, providing essential background on the legal framework and monitoring systems in place. The Denver Police Department's Sex Offender Registration and Compliance Unit manages the tracking of all registered offenders within the city and county, operating under a history of state and federal legislation that began with the Jacob Wetterling Act in 1994 and evolved through Megan's Law and the Adam Walsh Act to ensure public safety. In Colorado, individuals classified as sexually violent predators are deemed to pose a higher risk to the community, necessitating active notification upon their release from corrections, alongside passive monitoring through ongoing registration processes that require offenders to update their information every three months for life.
The video outlines critical statistics and behavioral patterns associated with sex offenses, noting that approximately 80 to 93% of such crimes are committed by someone known to the victim, often involving carefully planned rather than impulsive acts. While there is no single "typical" offender, those involved tend to be deceptive and manipulative, frequently engaging in crossover behaviors where a conviction for one crime does not necessarily predict the specific nature of future offenses. The department emphasizes that while housing and employment needs are valid concerns for offenders on probation or parole, any citizen who uses this information to harass, threaten, or intimidate an offender faces criminal prosecution, underscoring the balance between community safety and legal rights.
The specific individual in question, James David Barrios, is a 38-year-old Hispanic male currently living at 850 North Lincoln Street, with detailed listings provided for schools, parks, and bus routes within one mile of his residence to aid public awareness. His criminal history includes an attempted sexual assault on a child in a position of trust, convicted in 2013, alongside other charges such as aggravated robbery, stalking, and auto theft. Barrios was formally evaluated by the Denver County Courts and determined to be a sexually violent predator based on criteria including his age at the time of the offense, the nature of the crime committed after 1997, the exploitative relationship with the juvenile victim, and positive results from risk assessment instruments indicating mental abnormalities and sexual deviant interests.
It is important for residents to understand that this specific notification does not represent all dangerous sex offenders in the area, as the community notification process is not a complete deterrent to sexual assault. Currently, there are approximately 2,579 registered sex offenders living within Denver city limits, with Barrios being one of them who is not currently on probation or parole but remains subject to strict quarterly residence verification by the police department. The full registration list can be accessed by contacting the Identification Bureau, while those with multiple convictions are posted online, ensuring that the community has access to accurate information while maintaining the integrity of the justice system's efforts to manage offenders successfully within society.
Read the full video transcript
Attention Capitol Hill residents. This
is a community notification of a new
sexually violent predator in your area.
Please stay tuned to the following short
program for more information.
>> Hi, I'm technician Ryan Hacker with the
Denver Police Department. The sex
offender registration and compliance
unit at DPD is responsible for the
registration, monitoring, and tracking
of all registered sex offenders and
sexually violent predators who live in
the city and county of Denver. Here's a
brief history of sex offender
legislation in Colorado. Our state laws
circle down from federal government
mandates. In 1994, we had the Jacob
Wetterling Act, which mandated that
states would establish a sex offender
list. Megan's Law of 1996 said that the
public would have access to those sex
offender registration lists. The Pam
Litchner Act of 1996 stated that some
offenders might have to have lifetime
registrations. And the Adam Walsh Act of
2006 unified sex offender laws across
the country. In Colorado, the
legislature has determined that sexually
violent predators, by definition, pose a
higher risk to the community at large,
and therefore mandated that upon their
release from the Department of
Corrections, the community must be
notified. Sex offender notification in
Colorado happens in two ways. The first
is passive and ongoing through the sex
offender registration process, which is
a list maintained by local police
departments. The second way is active,
via community notification for those
offenders determined to be sexually
violent predators by the courts or by
the parole board. Most sex offenders in
Colorado are supervised by the criminal
justice system in our communities. Most
sex offenders engage in crossover
behavior, which means they may have been
arrested for one type of crime, but be
apt to commit another. Many sex
offenders have no criminal history at
all prior to their arrest. There is no
typical sex offender, but all tend to be
deceptive, manipulative, and secretive.
80 to 93% of sex offenses are committed
by someone known to the victim. Sexual
deviancy begins in mid to late
adolescence. Sex offenses are not
impulsive. They are usually carefully
planned and most sex offenders are male.
The community has a vested interest in
helping offenders to be successfully
managed in the community. Sex offenders
have the same need for housing and
employment as any other citizen. Any
citizen who uses sex offender
information to harass, threaten, or
intimidate an offender will be subject
to criminal prosecution.
There are approximately 16,500
registered sex offenders in the state of
Colorado. About 65% of convicted sex
offenders are placed in the community on
probation. The remainder are in the
Department of Corrections or Community
Corrections. Offenders may be caught for
one type of offense but be at a high
risk to commit another type. Crime of
conviction is only one indicator of
risk.
A sexually violent predator must
register with the Denver Police
Department Sex Offender Registration
Unit every 3 months for the rest of
their life. The offender's residence
must be verified quarterly by the Denver
Police Department. The full sex offender
registration list is available by
calling the Denver Police Department
Identification Bureau at 720-913-6756.
Convicted felons and those with multiple
convictions are posted online at
denvergov.org/police.
Remember, sexually violent predators do
not represent all dangerous sex
offenders. The community notification
process and sex offender registration
are not a complete deterrent to sexual
assault.
Now, here's a look at the newest
sexually violent predator living in
Denver.
>> Here's an overview of the registered sex
offenders currently living in Denver.
There are 2,579
total living within city limits. In
Denver Police District 6, there are 445.
Precinct 623 has 93 registered sex
offenders. Of those, 76 have felony
convictions and 17 have misdemeanor
convictions.
James David Barrios is a sexually
violent predator currently living in
Denver. He's 38 years old and was born
on February 23rd, 1988. He's a Hispanic
male, 5 ft 6 in tall, 155 lb with brown
hair and brown eyes.
He's currently living at 850 North
Lincoln Street in the Capitol Hill
neighborhood of Denver.
Schools located within 1 mile of this
offender.
Morey Middle School at 840 East 14th
Avenue, Denver Center for International
Studies at Fairmont at 520 West 3rd
Avenue, Denver Justice High School at
300 East 9th Avenue, Contemporary
Learning Academy at 200 East 9th Avenue,
Girls Athletic Leadership School at 750
Galapago Street, Compassion Road Academy
at 1000 Cherokee Street, West High
School at 951 Alcott Street, Center for
Talent Development at Greenlee at 1150
Lepan Street, Denver Center for
International Studies at 574 West 6th
Avenue, Dora Moore Elementary at 846
Corona Street, Mariposa Early Childhood
Education Center at 1240 West 10th
Avenue, Columbine Children's Center at
1244 Speer Boulevard number 170.
Parks located within 1 mile of this
offender.
Macintosh Park, Cheesman Park, La Alma
Lincoln Park, Quality Hill Park, Grant
Humphreys Mansion Park, Governor's Park,
Sekundorf Place Park, Flores Park, Civic
Center Park, Pioneer Monument Park,
Alamo Placita Park, Hungarian Freedom
Park, Sunken Gardens Park.
Recreation centers located within 1 mile
of this offender.
La Alma Rec Center at 1325 West 11th
Avenue.
Bus routes located within 1 mile of this
offender.
Route 0 West 11th Avenue and Broadway,
Route 6 East 10th Avenue and North Grant
Street, East 8th Avenue and North Grant
Street, East 8th Avenue and North
Sherman Street. Route 52, West 9th
Avenue and North Bannock Street. Routes
0, 0L, 3L, 83D, 83L, 116X, CV, EV, and
PD, West 9th Avenue and Broadway.
A brief history of sex offense related
convictions for this offender.
Attempted sexual assault on a child
position of trust. He's not currently on
probation or parole and last registered
with the Denver Police Department on
August 24th, 2026 to 850 North Lincoln
Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood
of Denver.
Additional charges against this offender
include aggravated robbery with a
weapon, stalking, auto theft, theft,
robbery, burglary, criminal mischief,
failure to register as a sex offender.
James David Barrios has been determined
a sexually violent predator after
meeting the following criteria.
Criteria one, age 18 or older on the
date of the offense or under 18 and
tried as an adult.
The offender was age 25 when convicted.
Criteria two, the crime must have been
committed on or after July 1st, 1997 and
convicted on or after July 1st, 1999.
Crimes include sexual assault, felony
unlawful sexual contact, sexual assault
on a child, sexual assault on a child by
a person in a position of trust.
The offender was convicted on August
1st, 2013 for attempted sexual assault
on a child position of trust.
Criteria three, the relationship to the
victim was one of the following. Victim
was a stranger to the offender or the
offender established or promoted a
relationship with the victim primarily
for the purpose of sexual victimization.
The offender promoted a relationship
with the juvenile victim primarily for
the purpose of sexual victimization.
Criteria four, positive results or the
passing of a risk assessment instrument
administered by probation parole staff
and a qualified treatment evaluator.
Positive results include an assessment
for the presence of a mental
abnormality, a level of denial regarding
the offense, treatment appropriateness
and motivation, presence of sexual
deviant interests.
The offender was evaluated by the Denver
County Courts with positive results
determining him to be a sexually violent
predator.
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