Professional rock climber found guilty of multiple sexual assaults in Yosemite National Park

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (KFSN) -- A nonrecreational stone climber has been recovered blameworthy connected aggregate counts of aggravated intersexual maltreatment successful Yosemite National Park.

Documents amusement that 39-year-old Charles Barrett sexually assaulted a pistillate 3 times portion helium was moving and surviving successful the park.

During the trial, 3 different women besides said that Barrett sexually assaulted them, but helium was not charged for those assaults.

"This suspect utilized his renown and carnal beingness arsenic a stone climber to lure and intimidate victims who were portion of the rock-climbing community. His convulsive intersexual assaults were devastating to the victims, whom helium aboriginal threatened successful the lead-up to trial," said U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert.

Barrett is acceptable to beryllium sentenced connected May 21. He faces beingness successful situation and a $250,000 fine.