A former Colorado social worker faked brain cancer in a scheme to dodge prosecution after she made up a story that accused a city councilwoman of molesting her own 2-year-old son, officials said.
Robin Niceta, who worked for the Arapahoe County Department of Human Services, allegedly made the false claim because she was ticked off by City Councilwoman Danielle Jurinsky’s criticisms of her then-girlfriend, the Aurora police chief.
After she was criminally charged, Niceta allegedly forged medical records and even “drooled” on herself during a legal Zoom call to sell the ruse that she was terminally ill, Jurinsky told Fox News Digital.
“[Niceta has been] lying, manipulating and abusing her power for years and years and years,” Jurinsky said. “And she thought she conjured up a way to also get past” her trial, she added.
Niceta gained local and national attention a year ago this month when a warrant for her arrest was issued after she called an anonymous tip line to report Jurinsky.
The sheriff’s office later cleared the councilwoman of any wrongdoing.
Niceta pleaded not guilty in December to a criminal charge of attempting to influence a public servant and a misdemeanor for making a false child abuse report.
Then Niceta’s lawyers filed a motion that said she couldn’t stand trial because of the cancer.
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