Former La Plata County Jail Commander Charged with 117 Counts of Invasion of Privacy for Viewing Inmate Strip Searches

Description: The Colorado Bureau of Investigation Released the Following Statement Regarding 117 Privacy Charges Filed Against a Former Colorado Jail Commander...

Former La Plata County Jail Commander Charged with 117 Counts of Invasion of Privacy

July 23, 2025 – CBI –  Durango, CO – The Colorado Bureau of Investigation has charged a former La Plata County Jail Commander, Edward Aber, 62, with 117 counts of Invasion of Privacy for Sexual Gratification, a Class 1 Misdemeanor, and one count of First Degree Official Misconduct, also a Class 1 Misdemeanor. These charges stem from an investigation initiated on January 2, 2025, when the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was contacted to assist the La Plata County Sheriff's Office.

The investigation into Aber, who was promoted to Jail Commander in 2018 and granted administrative access to evidence.com in 2019, focused on his alleged inappropriate viewing of sensitive video footage. Aber was placed on administrative leave in July 2024 following allegations of unlawful sexual contact with female inmates and the sexual harassment of numerous female employees. While no charges were filed regarding the alleged sexual contact with inmates, Aber resigned in July of 2024 during the sexual harassment investigation.

Investigators believe 117 different female inmates' strip search videos were allegedly accessed and viewed by Aber, multiple times, between February 14, 2019, and January 14, 2024.

The charges are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. 

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