Former Mental Health Partners consultant accused of sexually abusing client enters plea agreement

February, 15. Former Boulder’s Mental Health Partners consultant accused of sexually abusing a patient has entered into a plea agreement.

Jose Alejandro Yepes, 50, pleaded guilty on Friday in Boulder District Court to charges of stalking and harassment.

As part of the plea agreement, Boulder County District Attorney’s spokeswoman Shannon Carbone said that Yepes would be sentenced to probation without jail time, as well as a two-year suspension of sentencing on misdemeanor charges.

The stay of the sentence means that if Yepes fulfills the terms of his probation and does not bring any new criminal charges within the two-year period, he will be allowed to withdraw his guilty plea and the misdemeanor case will be dropped.

Yepes appeared in court this week after initially pleading not guilty in his case, but the trial was canceled in light of the agreement.

“One victim was named in the case and the victim was very supportive of this statement and the verdict,” Carbone said in a statement. “Based on our conversations with the victim, the main concern was that Mr. Yepes was prevented from working as a therapist or counselor in the future and that he took responsibility. This disposition achieved what the victim wanted without having to testify in court. “

Yepes’ sentencing is set for April 6.

Boulder police said Yepes was employed by Mental Health Partners at the Warner House facility, 2833 Broadway, and worked with people suffering from substance abuse. He was hired on October 19, 2020 as an “environmental consultant” to help residents, but was not a licensed therapist.

The woman told police that Yepes repeatedly contacted her and “initiated sexual contact” over the course of one month starting in November 2020.

According to the affidavit, the woman said that Yepes locked her in a room for what he called “energy healing” sessions, turned off all the lights and turned on a noise machine so people couldn’t hear them.

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She said that Yepes made requests, such as asking her to step on his back while he was naked on the floor, asking her to spank him, and showing her nude photos of himself.

The woman said that Yepes also ran into her while she was in the facility’s common areas and used his access code to enter her room. She also believed that he was outside her room listening to her private conversations because of the comments he made about those conversations.

The woman also said that Yepes often talked about how he could easily take someone out of the country, which made her initially afraid to report the incident.

According to the affidavit, the woman recorded her last session with Yepes on a device and played it back for the detective. During the session, the detective heard Yepes apologize after the woman confronted him and said he could lose his job if anyone found out.

Representatives of Mental Health Partners said that Yepes was fired on December 1, 2020.

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