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By Jared Jacang Maher, Wednesday, Sep. 9 2009 @ 9:13PM
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Local "Beauty Guru" hairstylist Ty Tomlinson was able to post bond last week after being arrested on several charges in connection with the alleged assault of his former girlfriend while she was employed at his popular Denver salon, Blanc. Court records show the bond amount includes a $75,000 bond for "unlawful sexual contact" and third-degree assault charges filed by Denver District prosecutors in state court, and $4,500 in bail on three separate sets of charges of assault and disturbing the peace in county court.

According to Denver DA spokeswoman Lynn Kimbrough, Tomlinson was also required to post $7,500 for violating probation on a 2008 case involving a prior girlfriend/employee, in which he faced two counts of sexual assault and one count of assault in the third degree. Because of a data-entry error in the online court records system, Westword previously mischaracterized this case as avoiding a jury after Tomlinson pled guilty to a lesser charge. In actuality, a December 22 trial was held in which Tomlinson was found not guilty of the sexual assault charges but deemed guilty of third degree assault.

He was sentenced to thirty days in jail (that he arranged to serve in work-release) and two years' probation, ordered to attend anger management therapy and to pay $600 in restitution. Kimbrough reports that the DA's office is currently filing a motion that would seek to revoke Tomlinson's probation if he is convicted on the current charges, which were brought after the victim reported the alleged crimes to prosectors.

Though an allegation of rape was apparently among the incidents that the victim detailed to investigators, the primary charge against Tomlinson -- a felony count of "sexual contact" -- would not constitute a rape. Therefore, this blogger's former statement that Tomlinson was arrested for an alleged "rape" was incorrect; the present sex-related charge against Tomlinson is for "unlawful sexual contact."

A jury trial on Tomlinson's county court charges is set for October 28. Tomlinson's next hearing on the Denver District Court charges is September 17.

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Comments (8)

Correction Told says:

Sounds like the first story had many mistakes in the facts being reported. Then fueled a fire between the "ruin this man for good as he deserves it" to "just because you are charged with a crime doesn't make you guilty". Glad the corrections were made in this article.

Anyone that has ever dealth with police arrests is smart enough to know that the police will put as many charges as they can possibly think of on the arrest record because they know it is a bargaining tool for the DA's to use when the accusser's attorney calls bullshit on the charges and gets many if not all dropped. It's like throw it against the wall and see what sticks. So someone with a record of several charges usually never ends up in court against all those charges and therefore an arrest record is not, and should not be judged as what is true of who the person is or what they have done.

Only in America can such freedom of speech be heard like what has been presented by this and the previous article and the blogger's comments. And to remove a blogger's comment because the victim's name was mentioned is understandable - but to not remove comments that were directed at the accuser's mother and stating who she is, also making her a victim, because of the hate these people have towards her son, is absolutely unexcusable.

Nothing is fair in "love and war", especially when there is a scorned women and a man who thinks certain liberities are acceptable because before the women became scorned those liberities were like foreplay. Bottom line - if you are attracted to fire, be ready to accept getting burnt if you are not smart enough to walk away from what will hurt you.

My other curosity is why was the article not written as a news piece about a man, instead of being about a man and his business - knowing full well that damage to his name would be harmful enough - but to link his business would what - make it a bigger news story?

So I guess we will all see where this goes and what the outcome will be - but if the previous blogger is telling the truth about the victim committed perjury during Ty's former court trial (because she was the new play thing) - what makes her think anyone is going to believe her this time when she is the one yelling because she is no longer the new play thing? Justice can be a double-sided sword if you don't follow the rules and play nice.

I am not picking sides and not making any predictions. Just feeling badly that our society has so much hate and too many people ready to spread their toxic views.

Posted On: Thursday, Sep. 10 2009 @ 10:41AM
Makes no difference says:

The correction to the article is warranted. Doesn't change the fact that Ty has been accused of rape on several occasions and assault - found guilty of assault on several occasions as well. He rapes and beats women - period. I sincerely hope that this trial puts him in jail for many years. He truly deserves it. If any of you had seen the physical trauma to his ex-ex girlfriend and the emotional trauma he has inflicted upon his most recent victim, you would feel very sad for criticizing the victim's intentions. It's not fair to put his mother's name in the article - however, she is not a victim of rape or assault, and she is not in danger by having her name printed. The only danger she is in is if she has to pay Ty's attorney fees.

Posted On: Friday, Sep. 11 2009 @ 9:11AM
I disagree says:

Makes no difference - rape is any penetration - tongue in mouth, tongue in ear, finger in mouth, finger in ear - just to name a few. If a women says "no" and the tongue or finger or whatever penetrates an orifice - then it can be considered rape. I am sure Ty is not the only man that has ever been accused of rape. Nor the only one that has been accused of beating a women. There are always two sides to every story and two sides of what was considered consenual and what was not. People that can't figure it out by themselves - end up in court. The majority get thrown out because they prove out to be nothing more than rough sex between consenting adults and later anger turned it into something ugly and hateful. Not saying those are the facts in the situation - just saying it will play itself out.

Unless this man Ty is made of stone, I am sure he too has been traumatized by the current set of events, along with his so-called ex-girlfriend for having to relive the pain and anger of loosing in court and reputation questioned, and his newest accuser by what she has to go through because of what she helped to put his ex-girlfriend through. Trials are not fun nor cheap and are always damaging to both parties - emotional at the very least. Karma is a strange thing.

Nobody should make a person a victim. And just because his mother was not his victim of what you all are saying is rape or assualt - does not change the fact that hateful, scorned bloggers made her a victim by publishng her name - and you cannot guarantee her safety and that she is not in any danger because there are many of you spreading your hate towards Ty, and what guarantee is there that the hate will be controlled and not taken out on one of Ty's loved ones, since you all made it very plain and clear you want his business destroyed, him destroyed - so how is she supposed to be sure she is not the next on your list to destroy. Thus I believe she is in danger and you folks were wrong by making her a victim.

And why would she only be in danger if she had to pay his attorney fees? Or was that just a smarty-pants remark?

Posted On: Friday, Sep. 11 2009 @ 10:44PM
thechosenone says:

I Disagree... yet another ignorant person, probably similar to the people who were on the jury in Ty's first trial. I can't decide if I'd rather see Ty rot in jail, or get off and be a bankrupt bum from all the attorney fees (for the second time in a year). Let's just pray justice is served this time around...

Posted On: Saturday, Sep. 12 2009 @ 10:13AM
I disagree says:

thechosenone - hahaha...your title says it all about who you think you are - apparently you are the only smart person, huh....a person who is above the people sitting on a jury....a person who's hate out weighs truth and justice...a person who takes pride in showing hate, anger, destruction and total ignorance. Glad you are not the majority and the world is better off to just ignore you, for all you are chosen to do is show how uneducated and hateful people think they are better than the rest of the population, including their peers and those with common sense.

Posted On: Saturday, Sep. 12 2009 @ 12:39PM
thechosenone says:

Uneducated???? Do I have to call your ass out again Kathy? You have no idea who I am, but I got balls 5x the size of your bitchmaid son and an education that is far beyond your son's degree in hair design bahahahahahahaha. Yeah I preach hate, the hate for a rapist, woman beater, sociopath, with one of the worst hair cuts I've ever seen. Anyone who stands up for this person, deserves to be made a bitch too, just like Ty will be in County. Fuck I hate blogs, I wish I could just tell you all this to your face, so you can see the actual HATE I have for your son who is a waste of the air I breath...

Posted On: Saturday, Sep. 12 2009 @ 5:41PM
thechosenone says:

Let's hope the jury figures out this pussy needs to be behind bars and not hurting women over and over.... and over again.

Posted On: Saturday, Sep. 12 2009 @ 5:43PM
I disagree says:

thechosenone - You continue to show how stupid you are and know very little. My name is not Kathy and I am not any relation to this man Ty or his family or his circle of friends - or his circle of enemies. You don't know me and you never will because my standard and circle of people is far above the likes of you and your hate mongrals. Your jealousy, your hate, your ignorance shows in every blog you post. The only balls you do have are probably peewee marbles rolling around in your head. Get a life and don't make threats or it will be your ass in County playing bitch to another. If there is a trial by jury, they will decide this man's fate...not you and your drama queens. Peace Out Fool.

Posted On: Sunday, Sep. 13 2009 @ 2:31PM

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