A federal jury convicted former Loveland police officer Dylan Miller on December 3 for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl while on duty in August 2023. The verdict came after 13 hours of deliberation in U.S. District Court in Denver.
Miller, 30, faces a maximum sentence of life in prison with no mandatory minimum. U.S. District Judge Nina Wang will set sentencing for early 2026. The U.S. Marshals Service took Miller into custody following the verdict.
The assault occurred after midnight on August 3-4, 2023, at North Lake Park in Loveland. Miller approached the victim and her male friend while the park was closed. He ordered the friend to leave, then led the 15-year-old to a secluded area where he forced her to perform oral sex, according to the arrest affidavit and trial evidence.
The victim identified Miller from photographs of 89 Loveland police officers. Mobile data terminal records from Miller’s patrol vehicle confirmed his presence at North Lake Park during the assault. The arrest affidavit states Miller had removed his name tag and body camera before the assault.
The victim’s parents reported the assault to Loveland police in October 2023. Loveland Police Chief Tim Doran fired Miller in November 2023. The FBI led the federal investigation with assistance from the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office.
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, U.S. Attorney Peter McNeilly for the District of Colorado, and FBI Acting Special Agent in Charge Marv Massey announced the conviction.
Miller still faces six state charges in Larimer County District Court: first-degree kidnapping (class 2 felony), sexual assault of a child from a position of trust (class 4 felony), unlawful sexual conduct by a peace officer (class 3 felony), sexual assault with a 10-year age difference (class 6 felony), official oppression (class 1 misdemeanor), and first-degree official misconduct (class 1 misdemeanor). He has not entered a plea on the state charges and is scheduled to appear December 8 in Fort Collins.
Miller joined the Loveland Police Department in May 2022 after serving two years with the Durango Police Department. As a convicted felon, he can no longer serve as a law enforcement officer in Colorado.
The federal conviction was for deprivation of civil rights under color of law. Assistant U.S. Attorney Alecia L. Riewerts and Trial Attorney Sarah E. Howard of the Civil Rights Division’s Criminal Section prosecuted the case.
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