Boulder Police Searching for Additional Victims, Witnesses in Investigation

BOULDER, Colo. – The Boulder Police Department is seeking more information from the community regarding an ongoing investigation.

Boulder Police detectives are looking for more information, including possible witnesses and victims, who may have had interactions with Ilir "Jack" Sokolaj. Sokolaj has worked at Brooklyn Pizza, located at 1647 Arapahoe Road, on and off since 2018. During that time, he had numerous contacts with students from Boulder High School.

During the summer of 2019, Sokolaj, then 19 years old, engaged in sexual acts with girls who were 14 years old. He was arrested in May 2022 on one count of Sexual Assault on a Child, one count of Internet Exploitation of a Child, and one count of Unlawful Sexual Contact stemming from this investigation and is currently awaiting trial.

Anyone who has any information related to this investigation or other possible incidents is asked to call Detective Flynn at 303-441-1850 reference case 21-08531.

As in every criminal case, these charges are an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless or until proven guilty.

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