SVP Russ Earl Verrier 083126

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 Ron Hackett 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 trickle 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 Lychner 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 2,575 total living within city limits. In Denver Police District 6, there are 440. Precinct 623 has 92 registered sex offenders. Of those, 74 have felony convictions and 18 have misdemeanor convictions. Russ Earl Barrier is a sexually violent predator currently living in Denver. He's 65 years old and was born on December 24th, 1960. He's a white male, 6 ft tall, 160 lb with brown gray hair and brown eyes. He's currently living at 850 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 Galapagos 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 5 74 West 6th Avenue. Dora Moore Elementary at 846 Corona Street. Mariposa Early Childhood Education Center at 1240 West 10th Avenue. Colonnade Children's Center at 1244 Spear 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. Governors Park. Schlessman Place Park. Flores Park. Civic Center Park. Pioneer Monument Park. Alamo Placita Park. Hungarian Freedom Park. Sunken Gardens Park. Bus routes located within 1 mile of this offender. Routes 0, 0L, and 6. Lincoln Street and 9th Avenue. Routes 0, 3L, 83D, 83L, and CV. Lincoln Street and 7th Avenue. Routes 0, 0L, 3L, and 83D. Broadway and West 9th Avenue. Route 6. Sherman Street and 8th Avenue, Grant Street and 10th Avenue, Grant Street and 8th Avenue, 8th Avenue and Logan Street. A brief history of sex offense related convictions for this offender. Sexual assault on a child and attempted sexual assault on a child. He's currently on parole and last registered with the Denver Police Department on June 15th, 2026 to 850 Lincoln Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver. Additional charges against this offender include sexual assault on a child, sexual assault on a child position of trust, attempted sexual assault on a child, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, second degree assault, DUI, resisting arrest, carrying a concealed weapon, escape, possession of a controlled substance, larceny, forgery, theft, receive stolen property, willful concealment, harassment, traffic offenses. Russ Earl Varyar 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 61 at the time of the offense. 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 February 25th, 2022 for attempted sexual assault on a child. 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 12-year-old juvenile female victim was an associate of the offender. 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 District Courts with positive results determining him to be a sexually violent predator.