On a July morning in a Denver courtroom, District Judge Demetria Trujillo took a senior prosecutor to task.

Chief Deputy District Attorney Daniel Cohen willfully violated discovery rules and failed to disclose information in a timely manner to the defense attorney for a man facing more than two dozen felony charges related to possessing child sexual abuse material, the judge found on what was supposed to be the first day of the man’s jury trial.

“This is a district attorney who is a supervisor in the Denver District Attorney’s Office. There is no excuse for not understanding or effectuating the obligations under Rule 16,” Trujillo said, according to a transcript of the July 22 hearing obtained by The Denver Post.

“The arguments and excuses that have been provided by counsel carry no wei

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