An Arapahoe County jury convicted a former social worker Tuesday, for making up fake child abuse claims against an Aurora City Councilwoman as an act of retaliation…
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That jury found Robin Niceta (nye-SEAT-uh) guilty on two charges— false reporting of child abuse, and attempting to influence a public servant. Last year, Niceta called an abuse hotline, making false claims about Councilwoman Danielle Jurinsky, saying she’d sexually abused her son. That came after Jurinsky had gone on a radio talk show and called Niceta’s partner at the time, ex-Aurora Police Chief Vanessa Wilson, “trash.” An investigation found there was no abuse by Councilwoman Jurinsky…
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Niceta was taken directly to jail after Tuesday’s court hearing. She’ll be officially sentenced in January, and could get as long as 6 years in prison. She’s also accused of faking a cancer diagnosis to avoid prosecution in the case. There are 10 charges against Niceta on that one. A hearing on that will be held next month.