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FORT COLLINS — A Loveland man charged with possession and distribution of child pornography pleaded not guilty to both charges Tuesday morning at the Larimer County Justice Center in Fort Collins.

By Dana Rieck www.reporterherald.com 3-29-16

It's been more than two years since Stanley Romanek, 53, was arrested on allegations that incriminating files were being shared publicly from his IP address. He is facing a Class 4 felony charge of possessing more than 20 video items that depict sexual exploitation of children and a Class 3 felony charge of distribution of those materials. [...]

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By Dana Rieck
www.reporterherald.com
12-17-15

Romanek, 52, is facing charges alleging distribution and possession of child pornography.

     FORT COLLINS — Prosecuting attorneys brought a Homeland Security agent to the stand to testify Wednesday morning in connection with a case against Loveland resident Stanley Romanek.

Eighth Judicial District Judge Daniel Kaup listened as both defense and prosecuting attorneys questioned Special Agent Darrell Franklin, who testified that he identified Romanek's IP address as the source of incriminating files on a peer-to-peer file sharing program in December of 2008.

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Then, in 2013, Special Agent Vanessa Hipps alerted Loveland police that she had downloaded incriminating files from that same IP address, located at Romanek's residence in Loveland. [...]

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Judge Denies Defense Request in Romanek Case

By Jack Brewer ufotrail.blogspot.com/ 10-5-15

     Stanley Romanek appeared in court Monday morning for a motions hearing. The Loveland, Colo., self-proclaimed alien abductee was arrested February 1, 2014, on two felony counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Child stemming from allegations of possessing and distributing child pornography.

LPD Det. Brian Koopman

During the latest hearing, Romanek's attorneys sought access to evidence of criminal charges leveled in another case against Loveland Police Detective Brian Koopman, according to the 'Loveland Reporter-Herald'. The detective led the search of Romanek's home in April of 2013 after the Department of Homeland Security reportedly downloaded incriminating files originating from Romanek's IP address. Koopman has been accused of misconduct in unrelated investigations. Elizabeth McClintock, an attorney representing Romanek, argued the information sought would go towards Koopman's credibility.

District Attorney Joshua Ritter expressed concerns that the primary rationale presented by the defense was to determine if their client's constitutional rights were violated. That was not what the trial was going to be about, he added, stating that the relevant question to the jury is whether Romanek possessed and distributed pornographic material of children.

Judge Daniel Kaup denied the defense's request for information about Koopman. The case against him has yet to be adjudicated, Kaup pointed out, ruling that the court would be overstepping its legal authority to begin questioning and further exploring the relevance of the charges against the detective.

Koopman testified to the court in March that incriminating files were shared using a program called Limewire. A Homeland Security agent reportedly documented evidence of such file sharing from Romanek's IP in 2008 and 2009.

Romanek purports a "space organization," as the 'Reporter-Herald' termed it, was harassing him and putting "disgusting things" on his computer. This was allegedly due to the UFO-related work he was doing.

Yet another motions hearing will occur prior to a possible jury trial. Watch the case tracking summary to stay informed of court dates.

For ongoing updates and key links on the Romanek legal case:

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By Dana Rieck
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Criminal allegations against the Loveland detective Brian Koopman will not be used during his testimony in a separate [Stan Romanek] case

     [...]

He [Joshua Ritter, district attorney] said the question to the jury, in this case, is whether Romanek possessed and distributed pornographic material of children.

Judge Daniel Kaup said the criminal case against Koopman has yet to be adjudicated.

"I think the court would be overstepping its legal authority ... to draw that conclusion," Kaup said. "... I don't dispute that there's information out there. The question is that is it factually relevant in this case, so that the court should allow you to further explore that information in the personnel file."

He denied the defense's request for access to information in the criminal case against the detective.

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Romanek [...] alleges a space organization was harassing him and putting "disgusting things" on his computer because of the work he was doing. [...]

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By Jack Brewer ufotrail.blogspot.com/ 9-9-15

     Legal proceedings were delayed yet again on the charges of child sexual exploitation brought against Stanley Romanek. A motions hearing scheduled for Sep. 2 was continued until Oct. 5, 'Loveland Reporter-Herald' journalist Dana Rieck stated today by email. A jury trial previously scheduled to begin Oct. 5 is now postponed until November.

“Stanley did not appear in court Sep. 2,” Rieck explained, “his motions hearing was continued before that date until Oct. 5 at 9:30 a.m. His jury trial is scheduled for the following month. He did plead not guilty to both felony counts.”

Rieck has covered the case for the 'Reporter-Herald' since Romanek was initially arrested. She reported in March that the self-described alien abductee was ruled mentally competent to stand trial for the felony charges stemming from possessing and distributing child pornography.

In more recent developments, Lisa Romanek continued her attempts to build public support for her husband through implicating the Loveland Police Department, and specifically Det. Brian Koopman, in acts of corruption. Det. Koopman, who was involved in the investigation of Stanley Romanek, is currently on administrative leave pending charges of attempting to influence a public servant during an unrelated murder case. Allegations of misconduct surrounding violations of constitutional rights have been leveled against the detective in two additional instances and legal outcomes are pending. Koopman has reportedly received seven meritorious service awards and 20 department performance case involvement recognitions.

Lisa recently posted comments at 'The UFO Chronicles' in which she referenced the charges against Koopman and suggested they be given more attention. Such circumstances and the promotion of the accompanying implications are not unusual.

Given much less attention, however, is the fact that to date neither the Romaneks nor their supporters have offered any specific details of exactly how Stanley was purportedly framed by corrupt police officers. Neither have they provided any verifiable evidence supporting ongoing allegations the man was targeted by intelligence agencies attempting to silence his outspoken stance on an alleged alien presence.

Further omitted from the ongoing yet vague narrative is the fact the investigation of Romanek was initiated in 2008 by Homeland Security Special Agent Darrel Franklin, not the Loveland Police Department. The latter acted on a tip provided by DHS, and it was officers from Greeley, Larimer and Loveland Police Departments who jointly served a search warrant, not just Det. Koopman and the LPD. Furthermore, it was the Northern Colorado Regional Forensics Lab that analyzed Romanek's confiscated computers and reported locating over 300 images depicting child pornography and multiple child pornography videos.

Lisa, however, maintained the resulting police reports were “filled with crap.”

“Koopman had filled these reports with lies,” she told 'The Huffington Post' in 2014.

Reporter Sebastian Murdock nonetheless observed that Koopman's was just one police report of many that corroborated the findings of one another during the serving of the search warrant. Some therefore find the ongoing fantastic claims and unsupported assertions of the Romaneks and their backers extremely difficult to take seriously, and patience has long since worn thin in many circles.

The Romanek case was briefly removed recently from a Case Tracking Summary maintained by the Larimer County District Attorney's Office. The file consists of cases that receive media attention. Public Information Officer Jodi Lacey explained in an email Tuesday that the Romanek case was not getting much attention, and it was removed due to the lack of calls and emails received. Officer Lacey subsequently returned the case to the summary spreadsheet following an inquiry of its status.

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    Editor's Note: Stan Romanek, Self-described alien abductee & accused child porn distributor was back to court this Wednesday (9-2-15) for a motions hearing (see below).

Presuming this moves forwards, his trial is set for October, 5th (2015) at 9:00 am.

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