Police: Windsor man coerced teen girls into prostitution
Joseph Jay Fawcett has been arrested on suspicion of multiple felonies
A Windsor man has been arrested on suspicion of exploiting two 15-year-old girls' drug addictions to coerce them into prostitution.
In early April, one of the victims told police that Joseph Jay Fawcett, 42, had paid them for sexual acts after contacting them online. They told investigators he had contacted them in March and began asking them to meet in person.
He allegedly emailed one of the victims and proposed various prices for different sexual acts. In the following days, they met, where he assaulted one of the girls, according to his arrest affidavit.
The affidavit said he knew both girls were using drugs, and he would ask them how much money they needed to pay off their "debts" and used that information to convince them to engage in sexual acts for money.
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A Fort Collins police officer wrote in the affidavit that she used one of the girls' messaging accounts to get in touch with Fawcett and ask him about the incidents. He reportedly attempted to solicit the girls for sexual acts again and requested nude photographs.
Fawcett has been arrested on suspicion of trafficking of a minor for sexual servitude, patronizing a child prostitute, pandering of a child, unlawful sexual conduct, sexual assault and soliciting for child prostitution, all felonies punishable by multiple years in prison.
Fawcett was being held at the Larimer County Jail on Wednesday afternoon. His bond has been set at $150,000. He is due in court Thursday morning for his first appearance.