The Pat Sullivan Story: Timeline of Information

The Sullivan Confession Video:

Former Sheriff asked if he could join two boys having sex in locker room while he was working as head of security at Cherry Creek Schools and walked in on them:

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NewWorldOrderReport.com and the Troubleshooter Network
By Jonathan Elinoff, Troubleshooter Network, KHOW Radio
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After serving 17 more days in the massive jail once named after him, former Arapahoe County Sheriff has been released on "good behavior" and served a total of 25 days in jail for the charges he struck a plea deal with. 

You are about to fall down a rabbit hole and if you live in Colorado, you may never look at our beautiful state the same way if you continue reading this article...

At the exact same time the Penn State scandal was breaking, Sullivan was arrested.  How many people put it together that almost immediately following that arrest, the city of Denver put a new Police Chief in charge and the state experienced a massive sweep of arrests involving meth for sex, internet luring and sex abuse with minors?  From a CU track star to a youth hockey coach, a famed Sheriff, other sheriffs and even many figures in high society all started to go down in Colorado for the same things.  Is there a connection between all of this?  Perhaps the fact that they frequented the same locations, the same networks and were apart of the same "scene."  Peter Boyles has been breaking the "Players and Sugar" story on his radio show as well at the exact same time.  He and I both agree that there are many connections between what he broke and what I broke.  Now that time has passed and now that Colorado has given the justice system its chance to look into this, it is time to detail more of this story...

In Colorado, the Denver Post correctly reported that "Human Trafficking" is the legal definition that has been given to most cases involving both drugs and prostitution where addicts are moved from motels and hotels to various locations and sexually exploited in exchange for drugs.  If you study human trafficking, you will learn very quickly that Denver is considered a "hub" for this activity.  Human trafficking usually involves the kidnapping or luring or young women or men in parts of the world that are poverty stricken and then the youth are drugged to become addicted to such a degree that it can be used against them, manipulatively, for sex.  This is not something new, in fact, from pimps and prostitutes to brothels in 3rd world countries, this kind of criminal activity is practiced often.  The movie "Taken" with Liam Neeson explored the dark world of international human trafficking.  Does Colorado want to explore the idea that it was being done here in the state?  To what degree was it done?

What I found to be most interesting about all the arrests is not that there was necessarily a "direct" connection in many cases but rather that it was clear to me Colorado has a community of drug abusers and sex addicts that have networked at various locations or online.

Arapahoe County has decided to remove the former sheriff's name from their jail which they named after him for his decorated career:

Interviews conducted recently on Denver, Colorado's Talk Radio 630 KHOW:

 

In the first half of the hour Peter takes calls from listeners and talks about the Pat Sullivan case and the lenient sentencing of 30 days in jail, $ 1,100 in fines and 2 years of probation for his guilty plea to Meth possession and solicitation of sex. Jonathan Elinoff the man who broke the story with the Tom Martino show via his investigation of young men who disclosed that Sullivan used drugs to get sex from them joins Peter along with Tom Martino to discuss the Sullivan story and sentencing.

 

Help with legal questions on wills as well as more discussion about the Pat Sullivan and the Meth for Sex scandal

Caplis and Silverman - Radio Rewind
April 4, 2012 3 PM HOUR

 

GUESTS: FOX 31 Reporter Julie Hayden; Tom Martino Troubleshooter Investigator Jonathan Elinoff.
Is 30 days in jail too light of a sentence for former Arapahoe County Sheriff Pat Sullivan who was arrested in a sex-for-meth sting? Julie Hayden and Jonathan Elinoff have details on the arrest and sentence.
Craig hosts alone today.

Peter Boyles Show
April 6, 2012 6am

 

Jonathan Elinoff the investigative reporter who was instrumental in breaking the Pat Sullivan meth for sex scandal joins Peter for the full hour to discuss his investigation into the dark world of drugs and male prostitution. Jonathan and Peter delve into the egregious story of sex, drugs, coercion, abuse of power and possible murder.

Peter Boyles Show
April 6, 2012 8am

 

Investigative reporter for Fox 31 Julie Hayden joins the show and John Elinoff returns to discuss the Pat Sullivan story and the possibility of a connection between Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold of the Columbine massacre. The Sullivan Story is sure to continue and seems to get stranger and more deviant.

Tom Martino Show - Troubleshooter Unleashed
April 6 2012 9am

 

Tom Martino addresses a caller about the alleged sex trafficking that was observed in the Sullivan investigation at the start of the show...

An 8th grade teacher was caught distributing drugs at one of the primary locations that was disclosed in the investigation by Elinoff to authorities during the Meth for Sex scandal involving Sullivan:

Peter Boyles Show
April 6, 2012 8am

 

Investigative reporter for Fox 31 Julie Hayden joins the show and John Elinoff returns to discuss the Pat Sullivan story and the possibility of a connection between Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold of the Columbine massacre. The Sullivan Story is sure to continue and seems to get stranger and more deviant.

Spending weeks of my life working undercover and having participated in multiple multi-jurisdictional investigations involving the ATF, FBI and others, hearing the news about the sentence was a relief.  I spent time tracking down people who didn't want to be found and alleged victims of sex abuse who were addicted to serious drugs, most of which were diabetics with HIV.  I still think it is ironic that the former Sheriff of Arapahoe County is going to be doing time in the jail named after him for his decorated career in law enforcement...

FOX News covered my investigation and the original claims I made that elements of Human Trafficking were clear and needed to be addressed.  Watch the report here:

The stories around Denver having to do with the Sean Moss death investigation are becoming quite the topic right now.  I heard that Sullivan was last seen with Sean Moss before Sean Moss was found floating in the Platte River, Moss had a large amount of "GHB" or "date rape" drug in him. Moss was hired as a security guard at Cherry Creek School District while Sullivan was head of Security... The same district I went to school growing up here in Colorado. I guess police never saw any evidence that Sullivan had anything to do with Moss's death or that Moss's death was homicide.

In an "unrelated" story, a 17 year old kid was found decomposing in a suitcase that was buried here in Denver in what appeared to be a similar "body dump" and some suspected he was an at-risk youth tied to the same demographics. It was around a month or so near the time of Sean Moss's body being found as well.

Only a few blocks away from where Joshua's body was found, an Abraham Lincoln High School Coach was on the run from police after having allegations of underage sex assault brought against him:

The autopsy report for the kid confirmed trace amounts of GHB in his system.  The story is over. Or is it?

The coach from that high school soon had other allegations brought against him for the same sex assault claims:

In a similar story, a Boulder youth hockey coach was arrested in a similar situation...  Although a lot of this "appears" to be unrelated, it is important to reiterate that this all paints the larger picture of what I discovered while working this undercover investigation for Tom Martino and his talk show on Denver's Talk Radio 630 KHOW. 

Having my life threatened was also not an enjoyable experience, or the fact that even more to this story isn't being resolved or being disclosed to the good people of Colorado. 

From the very beginning of this investigation, I was onto something here.  When the news broke of the arrest of the former Sheriff, some in the local media were unsure what role I played in this investigation because I didn't necessarily go out of my way to take the charge on this due to a security concern for myself as well as a lack of clarity as to what was going to happen to Sullivan or the rest of this information I began to uncover.  I used the term "trafficking" to describe what I saw with these prostitutes.  In reality, I ask everyone in Colorado to understand I am refering to human trafficking and have been since the beginning.  People were unsure of where I would get this kind of picture that was painted.  What has been presented to far is only scratching the surface of a much deeper story.  We are in wonderland here, through the looking glass if you will, and not everything is going to look the same again. 

The following video is from the "Global Human Trafficking Watch" group and was produced by three University of Colorado students (Spring 2007).  It is entitled, "Rocky Mountain Slavery: The Story of Human Trafficking in Colorado," gives the picture of sex trade in the Centennial State.

Why and how there are as young as 12-year-old sex slaves in Colorado?

Today, in 2007, there are more slaves in the world than 200 years ago. Modern slavery is known as human trafficking and it is the fastest growing global crime.

An undercover investigator, an elected official and other community members share information about this heinous crime that most Coloradans are not aware of. An ordinary citizen in downtown Denver thinks human trafficking means "lots of people walking on the street." Students find out that there are, indeed, "lost of people" in trafficking, but they are not walking on the street at all. They are isolated, beaten, raped and dehumanized in the most unimaginable ways

Produced by Ashley Garrod, Nico Nagel and Simon Maghakyan. Narrated by Simon Maghakyan. Photographs from official U.S. websites, www.hetq.am or by Simon Maghakyan. Music by Enigma. Released May 10, 2007. For more information visit http://myspace.com/rockymountainslavery

ABC News reported on March 11, 2012, a Colorado CEO was accused of luring foreigners to the United States to work for a nonexistent university and then stealing portions of their salaries after setting them up with other jobs in what the government has called an "elaborate scheme."

Kizzy Kalu, 47, of Highlands Ranch, Colo., allegedly enticed foreign nurses to work as teachers at an Adam University in Denver, an institution that Kalu's alleged accomplice, Philip Langerman, 77, of McDonough, Ga., made up, according to a federal indictment.

Langerman was also indicted, but remains at large. Kalu is being held by U.S. Marshals, and phone calls to his companies were not returned.

Kalu promised a salary of between $68,000 and $72,000 annually for the fictional teaching positions through the Foreign Healthcare Professional Group (FHPG), a company he operated, according to the indictment. The fictional positions were considered to be "specialty occupations" under U.S. immigration regulations.

You can continue reading this story at ABC here...

GUILTY - He has plead...

Prosecutors in the case against the former Sheriff have stated that they believe the plea deal was bittersweet for the now retired Pat Sullivan, an aging and very ill old man.

For the people of Denver, many believe that justice in the case against the former Sheriff has been done.  For others, the belief is that he got a break.  Police have released the raw video tape of the bust.

Released by the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Department. This is the undercover video showing former Sheriff Patrick Sullivan entering a home to exchange meth for sex with a male prostitute.

Arapahoe County prosecutors chose to hand over the prosecution of the former sheriff to the Attorney General's office a short while back due to concerns that there would be conflict of interest in the case:

On November 17th, the FBI's Safe Streets Task Force claimed the confidential informants in the Meth for Sex sting involving the former Sheriff launched their investigation which was also, ironically, the same date that an investigaiton was launched into the online sex luring of a Sheriff in Boulder County involving underage victims:

NBC affiliate - 9News in Denver, Colorado reported that the Former Arapahoe County Sheriff Pat Sullivan's arrest over accusations he was trading methamphetamines for sex with a man prompted 9NEWS to question the status of our nation's war on the drug.

According to the Colorado Meth Project, the majority of U.S. counties say meth is their most serious drug problem. The project has some statistics on their website that help put the problem in perspective.

The U.S. Justice Department says the supply of meth in the U.S. is at its highest level in five years because of the Mexican cartels' supply.

- Colorado ranks seventh in the country for total number of meth users who are 12 and older.
- 76 percent of all Colorado meth users began using it before they were 25.
- 43 percent started at age 17 or younger.

The Colorado Meth Project says it is making a dent in these numbers. The group's public service announcements, billboards and web outreach is educating the public.

"Eighty-eight percent of teens in Colorado see a dramatic risk in trying meth as a result of viewing our adds so, there is a positive effect to the campaign itself," Jonathan Judge, project manager for the Colorado Meth Project, said.

The Drug Enforcement Administration says it's seized more than 41 kilograms of meth in Colorado this fiscal year. Most of it was taken in Grand Junction and Colorado Springs.

The DEA says this is generally not a street corner drug, like marijuana or heroin.

For more information on the Colorado Meth Project, visit http://www.colorado.methproject.org/.

Avoiding potentially sordid testimony in a criminal trial, former Arapahoe County Sheriff Patrick Sullivan pleaded guilty Tuesday to several charges of trading methamphetamine for sex.

Originally, people of Denver were not sure if he would take the plea deal.

As stated before by investigators working the case including myself, trafficking of prostitutes in Colorado using drugs such as meth is not uncommon.  Recently four people were accused of trafficking children for sex across Colorado:

Wearing a black pinstripe suit and using a cane, Sullivan, 69, stood before a judge and pleaded guilty to felony drug possession and soliciting a prostitute.

Charges of distribution of methamphetamine and attempting to influence a public servant were dropped.

The former Sheriff of Arapahoe County in Denver, Pat Sullivan, and his attorneys were possibly organizing a plea deal one month ago on March 5th, 2012.  Sullivan waived his right to a preliminary hearing at that time.

More on the sentencing:

Police have officially released the investigation allegedly exporing the former Sherrif's drug exchange system:

Many Denver citizens want to know why the supplier of the meth got three years in prison while the former Sheriff only got 30 days:

A comprehensive explanation of what has been reported to date on this matter has now been disclosed to the public below. 

The arrest of the former Arapahoe County Sheriff, Pat Sullivan, was first announced on November 29th, 2011, on the 5PM broadcast of CBS (KCNC) in Denver, Colorado.  This is not, however, the first time this story broke to the public.  Many people involved in the investigation are remaining quiet during this time because of the active investigation and trial about to start.  With that said, the first time this story officially hit the public was on November 16th, 2011, almost 2 full weeks before the arrest even occurred.  This was when I went on Keven Barrett's radio show with Hip Hop icon Professor Griff from Public Enemy.

Local news stations did, to their credit, interview me and include me in the reports on the Sullivan Scandal.  The information, however, is still largely not disclosed or detailed anywhere to date.  You can view some of the news interviews in this article below.

The reason the Sullivan story struck so many personal issues with me is that I have been a firm supporter in the reform of drug laws and decriminalization of marijuana as well as a more recent supporter of responsible gun ownership, aside from being a lead investigator first involved in this story over 2 months before going public on November 16th, 2011.  Tgis was before any other media outlets were aware of the matter itself on a magnitude of levels much of the mainstream media has somewhat ignored.  The story has been picked up by every major publication in the world including the New York Times and Washington Post, however, they fail to mention me or my investigative effort related with the story going public.  Having seen most news outlets use the Denver Post article on the story, it should be noted that the Denver Post played no role in the investigation of the Sullivan story at any time, has never interviewed me and reported in their article questionable facts regarding the Sullivan scandal, not to mention my clear role as a figure who brought fourth the matter to the press before anyone else almost 2 weeks before a sting involving Sullivan even occurred.

Bare in mind that there is a history of suspicious behavior reported by law enforcement and that media outlets brought fourth some of the information regarding many examples that Sullivan could have been arrested in the last year regarding his involvement with the meth scene.  Sullivan's ability to beat an arrest previously seemed to scare many of the people who came forward to media during these last weeks since the arrest.  It is now conceivable to understand why so many people didn't know "who to trust" in this situation because of Sullivan's long standing record as a community representative and responsible officer of the law concerned with safety.  If these allegations are true, perhaps one should consider that even prominent media outlets ignored this story until enough information was gathered among different law enforcement to recognize the possible validity of these accusations.

Brian Maass, the local CBS investigative reporter, broke the story of the arrest on November 29th, 2011.  Do media outlets recognize that Maass was handed the story by me in the weeks prior?  Perhaps the politics of this story are such that a person like myself with a website associated with conspiracy pop culture is something mainstream media doesn't want to give attention to.  Even though I work with Tom Martino and Peter Boyles, not to mention that KHOW is considered mainstream, perhaps it is because of my lack of journalist history in this town or maybe my time as a street activist or documentary film maker.  Who knows?

Another reason I had such an interest in the story is because I personally once experienced the fear of HIV when I had a medical test come back as a false positive years ago (Thank God it was a false positive and I don't have HIV) so when I had learned of allegations against the former sheriff that he was engaging in unprotected sex with other males while possibly transmitting HIV, I took issue with that.  These allegations brought to the Troubleshooter Network have not been confirmed, although many of the alleged victims in the "meth for sex scandal" have turned out to be HIV positive themselves. 

Also, some of the allegations included sex with minors alerted many people who worked on the investigation so Martino and I came to the conclusion that this needed to be further investigated.  Although an alleged sex tape was discussed in the media, the fact of the matter is that both Martino and I have not confirmed any allegations that minors were involved with Sullivan in the "meth for sex" scandal.  None of the alleged victims were under 18 that came fourth to tell their story, although many of them say this started long ago when they were minors.  To date, that has not been independently confirmed.

This was not just any story involving some police officer and alleged drug use.  This was a former county sheriff, one of the most powerful figures in law enforcement, and not just any sheriff but one who was appointed to a Federal level task force under President Clinton's administration.  Sullivan was a cyber-terrorism expert and participated in many Federal preparedness programs as well as a winner of the National "Sheriff of the Year" award.  Sullivan also headed up the security for a massive school district in Colorado, Cherry Creek Schools, where many of the state's upper class youth attend.  In terms of statewide recognition, Sullivan is considered a prominent figure with a lot of influence and power so these allegations have to be understood for their context if a decorated and widely influential figure in law enforcement who allegedly presented himself as someone trying to help young, male addicts while secretly feeding these people's addiction problems with what is known as one of the most dangerous drugs on the streets.  Prostitution and HIV transmission are among the allegations.  Sullivan was also accused of using his badge while retired, something that is considered very illegal. 

Innocent until proven guilty is the term one might consider right now.  As the lead investigator on this story, most of the elements which led to the arrest have not fully been understood or credited by many media outlets.  This is probably due to the fact that it is still an active investigation so law enforcement has remained very quiet and the trial hasn't even started yet.  Another good reason is because a lot of people don't want to talk about this.  That is also not to mention that people are not asking any questions either.  Seriously.

Current Arapahoe County Sheriff Grayson Robinson stated what many news outlets confirmed which was that the arrest of Sullivan was an investigation launched on November 17th, 2011.  The previous discoveries of attempted sting operations, 911 phone calls or police investigations never culminated into anything leading to an arrest for a reason.  The lack of information due to police red tape as well as a breakdown in communication between jurisdictions also possibly contributed to this.

After confidential sources contacted law enforcement task forces in Colorado, the capability was available to law enforcement which was enough to conduct another attempt at a sting for an arrest.  On October 4th, 2011, an Arapahoe County Investigator conducted a follow up to a 911 call in relation to Sullivan being at a house allegedly harboring meth addicts.  This investigation had not been able to secure charges against the sheriff but was re-examined after other contacts were made to law enforcement on November 17th, 2011.  Given Sullivan's claim to be helping addicts with recovery, according to many parents of alleged victims and because of Sullivan's historical experience on drug task forces, most people never questioned any of the activity around Sullivan being around meth users.  A failed sting operation occurred almost a year before the successful arrest but these examples are all exactly the reason not enough evidence was ever obtained to make an arrest or prosecution.

No mention of the Sullivan case ever existed in the public until November 29th when he was arrested, right?  Actually, almost 2 weeks prior, on November 16th, 2011, I went on Kevin Barrett's radio show to announce what I was working on because of threats I was receiving as well as concerns over my future career with radio.  It turned out that decisions made at the time were for security concerns at the station and for my own safety.  Some are suggesting that the radio interview conducted forced investigators to push for the re-examination of the case but actually, in my opinion, another reason I did the radio interview on the 16th was because on November 17th, 2011, the very next morning, investigators in Colorado from law enforcement task forces were handed information and cooperation from multiple individuals as a result of the work produced by the Troubleshooter Network and myself. 

The real background to the story began with confidential sources contacting Martino and I, a handful who gave me the leads to begin with.  One of them interviewed by Brian Maass at CBS, Mark Seibel, was one of these sources who Martino and I used as a lead on the investigation the Troubleshooter Network conducted.  Due to a confidentiality agreement, his identity was not previously revealed, however, Seibel chose to go public on his own and disclose that he was the confidential source we mentioned in the interview Martino and I first conducted with Peter Boyles the morning after the arrest.

Seeing as Sullivan was on task forces to deal with drug problems in the community and because he pushed a gun control bill more than anyone else, if these charges turn into convictions, Sullivan himself would not be eligible for gun ownership while at the same time he was the person who campaigned on these laws.  Perhaps this is an opportunity for the country to take a better look at their laws pertaining to drugs and guns.

Interestingly, Sullivan was also a prominent opponent of medical marijuana, and served as co-chair of Citizens Against the Legalization of Marijuana. The opposition group helped to keep MMJ legalization off Colorado voters' ballots in  1998.

Dave Kopel called the then-Sheriff a "Republocrat" in 1990 for his outspoken opposition to gun ownership by private citizens:

Republicans are supposed to support the Right to Bear Arms.  Yet the most powerful enemy of the Right to Bear Arms in Colorado is a Republican, Sheriff Pat Sullivan of Arapahoe County.  He refuses to grant licensed, trained citizens a permit to carry a gun for self-defense.  He abuses and misapplies federal law in order to harass gun collectors.  And in 1989, he tried to scare the Legislature into banning semi-automatic firearms.  His tactics were classic bait and switch.  Trying to outlaw semi-automatics, he passed out photographs of automatics -- weapons that had nothing to do with his bill.

As a law enforcement official, Sullivan of course carried a firearm to protect himself, yet he believed that the same right should not be extended to ordinary citizens. Likewise, he now faces allegations that he carried illegal drugs for his personal satisfaction, but believed that even terminally ill patients should not be permitted to use marijuana for pain relief.

Could it be time to stop treating punishment and fear as the solution to the sickness that is addiction, and begin focusing on healing communities? In Portugal, decriminalization had a provably positive effect, reducing overdose deaths and causing a sharp drop in HIV transmission by way of needle-sharing. Aversive measures and deterrents have yet to cure any disease, from cancer to obesity to alcoholism to drug addiction. Treatment and prevention may not work perfectly, but they work and they don't remove productive citizens or retired law enforcement heroes from their families or communities. 

It is important to present facts and not speculation.  The town is caught up in a lot of fuss about this matter, and yet, most still don't know what the news has reported, since much of the information has been leaked or disclosed by confidential sources or has only been made available after the Sullivan arrest.  A clear picture can now be seen as to the timeline of events.  This article will constantly update with the most up to date facts released by media outlets.

Patrick J. Sullivan Jr., a 68-year-old former Arapahoe County Sheriff, was arrested on November 29th, 2011 under the suspicion that he tried to trade methamphetamine for a sexual encounter with an adult male.  Other media outlets have reported on the possibility of minors being sexually assaulted after numerous alleged victims came forward.  None of the alleged victims are underage, however some of them are alleging that this started when they were underage.  Also reported by media is possibility that some of the victims allege HIV transmission from Sullivan.  No confirmation of HIV transmission with Sullivan has been made at this time by documented medical evidence or sources, even though the allegations have been made. 

Documents reveal that on October 4th, 2011, a South Metro Drug Task Force case was assigned to Agent Matt Hanagan for "probable cause," according to the Sullivan arrest affidavit. The deputy who responded had worked for Sullivan and knew who he was.  This was one of the documented starting points of the investigation ending in an arrest, which all began with a September 911 call.  A concerned person trying to remove an "old man" from his house was alleging that the man was harboring prostitutes and contributing to his roommates' meth addictions.  The "old man" that was allegedly doing this turned out to be Pat Sullivan.  Further down in this article are videos of this information including interviews local media outlets conducted with this person.

The Denver Post wrote that Sullivan told detectives he was on a meth drug task force and was simply helping recovering addicts get clean. He also said he worked for the state health department's drug treatment office.  A spokesman for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment said there is no record of Sullivan working there, or of the department having a meth treatment program.

Fox31 reported the ultimate irony that the one-time national Sheriff of the Year sat in a jail that was named after him - the "Patrick J. Sullivan, Jr. Detention Facility" and was held on a $250,000 bond.

Arapahoe County Chief Judge William Sylvester doubled the bond for the county's former sheriff, Patrick Sullivan on November 30th, 2011.  Prosecutor Karen Pearson would not comment on why she sought to increase the bond and Sylvester offered no explanation. He issued a mandatory protection order preventing Sullivan from having contact with any potential witness in the case.

On December 1st, police arrested a man they believe may be one of the suppliers of methamphetamine for former Arapahoe County Sheriff Pat Sullivan. A friend of the alleged supplier says he'd seen Sullivan many times.

On December 2nd, a man contacted NBC affiliate 9News and alleged to have seen the former sheriff using meth with his boyfriend:

On December 4th, the parents of a young man, who Sullivan befriended before he was arrested for allegedly trading drugs for sex, told the 9Wants to Know investigators that Sullivan told them he was helping their son and others fight meth addictions. 

"He was telling us all the positive things he was doing for these young men. He said he was volunteering his time with them," Dennis Wiley told 9Wants to Know.  Wiley and his wife, Katherine, met Sullivan during the summer when they say Sullivan stopped by their house to pick up their son who had come by for a visit.  Like many men Sullivan is alleged to have hung out with in recent years, their son is gay and addicted to meth.

"Sullivan said he came to our house to pick up Josh after [Sullivan] had dinner with his wife," Dennis Wiley said.  The Wileys said they invited Sullivan into their home and talked for an hour and a half on their patio.

"We were quite pleased that someone in his position had somehow connected with someone who desperately needs help, who is homeless. We'd been unable to help him," Katherine Wiley said.  The Wileys said Sullivan introduced himself using his full name and talked about his years in law enforcement and his time as director of security for the Cherry Creek School District.  "Looking at Mr. Sullivan's career, I said, 'This is the man who can come in and help our son.' I really did believe the possibility that Pat could have helped," Dennis Wiley said.

Months later, he says his son had not beaten his meth addiction.

After learning of Sullivan's arrest for allegedly trading sex for meth, the Wileys are skeptical that Sullivan ever helped their son. They worry he might have told other parents the same thing.  "Now we look back and say, 'Oh my God. What were we thinking?' Now I believe there was no possibility that was ever going to happen," Katherine Wiley told 9Wants to Know.  "It was really a cruel joke," she said.

Sullivan's bond was reduced from $500,000 to $50,000 during a procedural hearing December 5th, 2011.  The judge decided to lessen the amount largely because of Sullivan's decorated history in law enforcement and the military. Sullivan was named national sheriff of the year in 2001 and received widespread attention in 1989 for saving the lives of two deputies, according to Centennial Citizen.

District Judge William Sylvester also heard arguments about reducing bail from defense attorney Kevin McGreevy, who cited Sullivan's nearly 20 years as sheriff along with his military service and a clean criminal record. 

"His public service is being used against him," McGreevy argued about the request by prosecutors for $500,000 bail. "Given the amount of good he's done, not just for Colorado but for Arapahoe County ... (I ask) that his bond be reduced to $50,000."

Prosecutor Karen Pearson opposed the move, citing community risk.

Sylvester acknowledged Sullivan's clean criminal record while lowering bail and placing conditions on his release. Sullivan was forbidden from having firearms or consuming alcohol or illegal drugs, and from harassing witnesses or victims in the case.

Sylvester also granted McGreevy's request for a gag order to prevent prosecutors and law enforcement from talking about the case.

Sullivan was released from jail December 6th, 2011, after posting $50,000 bond on the exact same day that 9News in Denver reported a "highly regarded" recommendation from former Arapahoe County Sheriff Pat Sullivan helped a man with no prior experience in security get a high school security guard job.  The 27-year-old adult film star, who was found dead in the South Platte River on January 26th, worked as a security guard for Overland High School.  It was reported that Sullivan had bonded Sean Moss out of jail just 12 days prior to being found dead.  Allegations by Sean Moss's boyfriend included a shocking statement that Sullivan may have been with Sean the night before he was found dead.

Sullivan will be in court next for a preliminary hearing January 31st. The judge on December 5th also ordered participants in the case not to comment publicly. The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office is spearheading an ongoing investigation and it is possible more charges may be added.

On December 8th, 2011, 9Wants to Know investigator Jace Larson spoke to a 29-year-old man about his contact with Sullivan, which he says began at an ice skating rink in Vail 20 years ago, at age 9.  The man said Sullivan approached him again when he was 14. By then, the man had moved to Denver from Vail, and says Sullivan picked him up on the side of the street when he was a teenager.  9Wants to Know confirmed through multiple sources that the man reported these allegations to local law enforcement, which are now investigating whether Sullivan had inappropriate relationships with underage people.

On December 9th, 2011, as the task force continued its investigation into Sullivan and accusations that he traded meth for sex with young men, a persistent question remained whether Sullivan was involved with illegal drugs while he was sheriff.   At least one man alleges that this was true. The man, who did not want to reveal his identity, says he first met Sullivan in the early 1990s while Sullivan was sheriff.  "He knew the guy I was with,” he told FOX31 Denver, referring to Sullivan. He says he and his roommate were drug dealers.

Police served a search warrant at a bathhouse that was linked to former sheriff Sullivan December 15th, 2011, according to news reports. 

On December 16th, 2011, FOX 31 Denver reported that Tom Martino and the Troubleshooter's lead investigator, Jonathan Elinoff, were handed a VHS tape by a source refusing to identify himself.  Martino and Elinoff were able to view the tape, which the source had thrown at Elinoff after flagging him down on the road while driving to work.  Elinoff pulled into a parking lot to the waving man, asked a few questions and received what Elinoff was told was a sex tape allegedly showing former Sheriff Pat Sullivan engaging in sex acts with a minor.  The tape didn't positively identify anyone, but was handed to authorities anyway.

Pat Sullivan's History and National Recognition:

In 1989, Sullivan was hailed as a hero after he rescued two deputies after crashing his truck through a fence and protecting them while they were loaded into the vehicle. Arapahoe County Deputy Daniel Thomas and Deputy Arthur Hilton were treated at a hospital for gunshot wounds and shrapnel wounds from flying glass.

During the rampage, Eugene Thompson Jr., described by authorities as a 20-year-old man with an insatiable appetite for cocaine, killed two women with a semiautomatic machine pistol, raped another woman, and wounded two deputies.

Sullivan was a revered and respected member of the law enforcement community having serve in various branches for 40 years. His career began as a Littleton police officer and dispatcher in the 1960s. He joined the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office in the late 1970s as captain and by the early-80s he was appointed as sheriff, according to CBS4.

He was named under-sheriff in 1983 and appointed sheriff six months later, after Sheriff Ed Nelson died of a heart attack. He went on to win four elections.

In the 1990s he played a prominent role in the Columbine school shootings during the event as well as headed an investigation into Columbine after. 

Sullivan had a storied law enforcement career and was named Sheriff of the Year by the National Sheriffs' Association in 2001.

Sullivan was a nationally expert on cyber-terrorism and other law enforcement issues. He participated in a statewide meth task force in 2000.

When Sullivan retired in 2002, led the security department at Cherry Creek School District until 2008.

The Cherry Creek School District issued a statement Dec. 2 confirming that in 2007, Sullivan provided a recommendation for Sean Moss, a man who was later found dead in the Platte River with meth in his system. Moss worked at Overland High School for 13 days. Sullivan served as the district's security director from 2002 until 2008, after retiring from the sheriff's office.

Former sheriff Sullivan faces 4 charges:

Elinoff and Martino believe that law enforcement were already looking into this and that they were very respectful to the information.  With the news media often times only reporting on when an officer of the law does something bad, attention is often not given when law enforcement does an outstanding job. 

Grainy surveillance video of former Arapahoe County Sheriff Pat Sullivan shows the former lawman disrobing as a partner prepares meth.