Man pleads guilty to 'lewd acts' on Jefferson County hiking trails

DENVER (KDVR) — A man accused of exposing himself to women on Jefferson County trails entered a guilty plea on Thursday.

Glenn Braden, 21, was accused of confronting female hikers and committing "lewd acts" along multiple trails in the county, according to the First Judicial District Attorney's Office.

The affidavit released after his arrest alleged that Braden told deputies he would hike on mountain park trails and purposely expose himself to women he met along the way.

The DA's office said the acts happened along trails in Flying J Ranch Park, Alderfer/Three Sisters Park and Genesee Mountain Park. It prompted a warning from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office last July about the repeat incidents.

Braden pleaded guilty to the following counts:

• Criminal attempt to commit sexual assault, namin...