LEADVILLE | A Colorado jury has convicted the former Lake County undersheriff on a pair sex assault charges.
Fernando Mendoza was found guilty by a jury Monday of attempt to commit first-degree aggravated incest and attempt to commit invasion of privacy for sexual gratification.
The jury acquitted Mendoza of attempted sexual exploitation of a child and embezzlement of public property.
Mendoza was taken directly to jail after the verdicts were submitted. His bond was raised to $250,000.
His sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 21 in Lake County.
