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   From: noreply@mixmin.net   
      
   Boulder police arrested Jovan Melton in December 1999 on charges of   
   trespassing and harassment related to domestic violence, according   
   to Boulder police records. Melton is now an Aurora representative   
   and Democratic majority deputy whip.   
      
   It was not the only time the relationship became physically violent,   
   according to information from police and court documents and   
   interviews. The woman also told police Melton previously knocked her   
   down and broke her tailbone in two places — an injury for which she   
   sought medical attention.   
      
   The night of the incident, the woman’s then-suitemate told police   
   she could “recall at least three to five prior episodes” and that   
   she had heard Melton hit her in the past, but she had “asked her not   
   to say anything.”   
      
   The Boulder police officer noted the woman’s reluctance to talk,   
   saying she didn’t believe the police could help her. After talking   
   with a victim’s advocate, however, she decided to request a   
   permanent restraining order. In that request to the court, she said   
   Melton sexually assaulted her twice and broke her tailbone in two   
   places. A judge granted the restraining order.   
      
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