Man who groped blind woman sentenced to jail

Posted: 10.02.2012 at 4:05 PM

GREELEY, COLO. (AP) -- A Weld County judge has sentenced a man to two years in jail for groping a blind woman and failing to register as a sex offender.

James Rodgers pleaded guilty last month to unlawful sexual contact and failing to register. The sentence was handed down on Tuesday.

.Authorities said Rodgers groped a woman who is legally blind at a laundry in downtown Greeley in February.

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