Boulder police announced this afternoon that they have arrested two City of Boulder employees in connection with a peeping tom incident alleged to have occurred on Oct. 5 in the 1000 block of 11th Street.
According to police, Lee Gould, 33, and Travis Gould, 32, each face a charge of attempted unlawful sexual contact, which is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
The men are accused of looking into the window of a female resident around 7:30 a.m., according to a city news release, and when the victim saw the men she reported the incident to police. The men work for the City of Boulder in the transportation maintenance workgroup, and were allegedly in a city truck at the time of the incident, the release says. The time of the alleged offenses coincides with duty hours for the men, who had been assigned to trim weeds, according to the news release.
While the city understands that prosecution has not yet occurred, and that the law presumes everyone innocent unless proven guilty, allegations against city employees are of great concern, City Manager Jane Brautigam said in a prepared statement. The city prides itself on being good stewards of taxpayer money, and I expect our employees to serve as organizational ambassadors to the community. The alleged conduct is not representative of the city organization or of the individuals the city is proud to employ. We are taking this matter very seriously.
The public works department, where the two individuals are employed, has assisted the police department in its investigation and is conducting its own internal investigation into the matter, the release says. City officials also said that to ensure fairness for all concerned, they do not comment on pending personnel investigations or disciplinary proceedings.
The two employees are on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation, according to city spokesperson Patrick Von Keyserling.
