(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The Colorado Springs Police Department notified the community of a Sexually Violent Predator (SVP) on Tuesday, Aug. 13.
Christopher James McGough has been released on parole and moved to an address in Colorado Springs, he is registered at 25 West Las Vegas Street. Per Colorado law, CSPD must notify anyone who resides in the community of any SVPs in the area.
McGough’s criminal history reveals he was convicted of Attempted Sexual Assault on a child in Jefferson County in Colorado in 2009. McGough failed to register as a sex offender in El Paso County in 2021 and 2019, he also had an unauthorized absence in El Paso County in 2021 and a Felony charge for menacing in 2018.
In addition, McGough failed to register as a sex offender in Denver in 2017 and has a third-degree assault charge in Douglas County. In 2007, he was charged with Motor Vehicle theft and Criminal Mischief in Adams County.
McGough is described as a 34-year-old white male, he stands at 5’6” tall and weighs 150 pounds. He has blond hair and blue eyes.
CSPD said they will make all reasonable efforts to ensure McGough registers as a sex offender and understands his responsibilities as such. McGough is one of 20 SVPs in the Colorado Springs area who resides in the community.
For further questions about this SVP and the community notification process, contact Detective Nancy Gifford with CSPD’s Registered Sex Offender Unit at (719)-444-7672.
