Ex Jeffco Schools Security Guard Faces Dozens of Child Sex Abuse and Exploitation Charges

By Matt Kyle | The Denver Gazette

A former security guard for Jeffco Public Schools was arrested Monday over charges of child sexual abuse.

Brian C. Richie, 67, was arrested by Longmont police and booked into the Boulder County jail.

He faces several charges, including sexual assault of a child by a person in a position of trust, 12 counts of sexual exploitation of a child by possessing videos, 16 counts of sexual exploitation of a child by possessing photos, invasion of privacy for sexual gratification of a person under 15 and invasion of privacy for sexual gratification, according to the jail log and Richie’s arrest affidavit.

Richie’s LinkedIn and Facebook pages showed he was employed by Jeffco as a “patrol sergeant” from April 2015 to February 2026, when he retired, though the affidavit referred to him as an armed security guard who was not a certified peace officer. It is unclear what schools Richie worked at.

In a statement, Jeffco Public Schools said the district is aware of Richie’s arrest. The district said Richie had not been employed full-time since March 2024. He was rehired as an “external consultant” in September 2025 and was terminated in March when Jeffco learned he was under investigation, the ditrict said.

READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT THE DENVER GAZETTE