Sex assault suspect in custody after 9 years on the lam

An Adams County man accused in the sexual assault of a child in 2014 and allegedly on the lam in Morocco was extradited back to Colorado Feb. 11, according to the District Attorney’s o ce.

A trial for Patrick McKenner, 52, was set to begin in 2014. Defendent McKenner failed to appear for the Motions Hearing in May of that year.

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McKenner was eventually located in Morocco. e District Attorney’s O ce worked with the Department of Justice, the FBI, and Denver Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force to track the defendant’s whereabouts and complete an extradition. McKenner was eventually detained in Morocco.

McKenner’s charges include Sex Assault of a Child--Position of Trust, Sex Assault on a Child--Pattern of Abuse, Sexual Exploitation of a Child, Sex Assault on a Child and Tampering with Physical Evidence. He appeared in court on Feb. 17.

Last week, the FBI Denver Extradition Team, comprised of one FBI Agent and two FBI Task Force Ocers, traveled to Morocco and completed the extradition. On Saturday,

February 11, 2023, the Adams County Sheri ’s O ce met the FBI Denver Extradition Team at Denver International Airport and completed the transfer of custody. McKenner was booked into the Adams County Jail. e defendant is being held with no bond.

U.S. law enforcement acknowledged the e orts of the Moroccan authorities who helped to make this possible.