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Editor's note: This story includes references to sexual assault of children. Resources are available in the video above and at the bottom of this story. A Fort Collins man was found guilty Tuesday of sexually assaulting a close friend's child more than two decades ago.  James Bachmann, 57, was found guilty of five charges:  Sexual assault on a child under the age of 15 while in a position of trust, a Class 3 felony; Sexual assault on a child in a position of trust in a pattern of abuse, a Class 3 felony; Sexual exploitation of a child, a Class 3 felony;  Possession of sexually exploit...

The jury trial has begun in the case of a man accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting his friends’ son during the boy's early teen years.  James Bachmann, now 57, was initially arrested in July 2002 on suspicion of sexually assaulting his friends' child two to three times per month for three years, while the child was in seventh through ninth grades, according to arrest documents at that time. The victim — who is now in his 30s with a child of his own — told his parents back in 2002 that Bachmann inappropriately touched him during sleepovers at Bachmann’s house when Bachmann thoug...