Former owner of Grateful Dead-themed bar in Denver is sentenced to prison

Jay Bianchi — a Denver jam band scene fixture and Grateful Dead-themed bar owner who was convicted of sexual assault — was sentenced on Friday to one year in jail followed by 10 years in prison.

The sentencing comes after a Denver jury found Bianchi, 57, guilty of three counts of sexual assault and two counts of unlawful sexual contact in November 2025. Bianchi will also have to register as a sex offender.

One of the survivors who spoke at Friday’s sentencing said the assault has “stolen years” of her life…

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