Arapahoe County Social Worker Charged With Making False Allegation Against Councilmember

Denver CO

16 May, 2022

3:10 PM

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By Brian Maass, CBS Denver: ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Robin Niceta, a former social worker with Arapahoe County, was charged Monday morning with Retaliation Against An Elected Official, a Class 6 Felony, and making a false report, a misdemeanor. Niceta allegedly filed a complaint against Aurora City Council member Danielle Jurinsky in January after Jurinsky publicly lashed out at then-Aurora Police Chief Vanessa Wilson, calling Wilson "trash" and saying people were no longer safe in Aurora. After those comments, someone filed an anonymous complaint with Arapahoe County social services accusing Jurinsky of abusing her two-year-old son, according to Jurinsky. Read more at CBS Denver CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.