An Aurora man who grabbed an 11-year-old girl off the street and took her to a nearby apartment will spend 15 years in state prison, closing a chilling case that started when the child managed to escape and ask a stranger for help.
Shukurani Mulenda was sentenced Tuesday in Arapahoe County court to 15 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections after pleading guilty in connection with the May 2024 kidnapping and sexual assault of the girl. The case began when the child fled the apartment, found someone who helped her call 911, and officers traced the report back to a home in Aurora.
According to 9News, Mulenda, 33, pleaded guilty to second-degree kidnapping, in which the person kidnapped was a victim of a sexual offense, and was ordered to serve 15 years in state prison. The Colorado Judicial Branch docket search lists his sentencing hearing as taking placeon Tuesday in Arapahoe County…