By Matt Kyle | The Denver Gazette
Taxpayers may end up on the hook for a child sexual assault settlement, possibly worth up to $15 million, after Jeffco Public Schools failed to notify its insurance company in a timely manner about the case.
The incident stems from the Imagine Kay Ewer case. Ewer, a former paraprofessional in the district, groomed and sexually abused a special needs student for several months in 2023. Ewer pleaded guilty in 2024 to criminal charges for providing drugs and alcohol, and engaging in several sexual acts with the then-16-year-old disabled student.
Ewer received a four-year prison sentence followed by 10-years-to-life probation last year.
According to documents obtained by The Denver Gazette, Jeffco and its legal counsel in August 2025 received a demand letter from Parker Lipman, a law firm representing the victim and his family. In the letter, attorney Dan Lipman wrote that his firm was seeking to give Jeffco an opportunity to resolve matters before resorting to litigation.
Lipman wrote in the letter that he expected to make a damages claim in the range of $15 million should the case be taken to court. As of Thursday, a lawsuit has yet to be filed.
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