On May 16, the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office charged former social worker Robin Niceta with two criminal counts related to reportedly false accusations of child abuse targeting Aurora City Council member Danielle Jurinsky.

Although these claims would be attention-getting in and of themselves, they become even more stunning given Jurinsky's speculations about Niceta's motives. As documented in an arrest affidavit, she thinks she became a target after the councilwoman used the word "trash" to describe former Aurora Police Department chief Vanessa Wilson, Niceta's partner, on a local radio program.

Wilson was named Aurora's interim police chief in early 2020 and was formally given the gig that August. Throughout her time on the job, she was featured in coverage of everything from the City of Aurora's $15 million pact to settle a lawsuit filed over the 2019 death of 23-year-old Elijah McClain to the Colorado Attorney General's 2021 determination that the APD had exhibited a pattern and practice of racial bias, which led to the implementation of a consent agreement to address the issues. And then in April, Wilson was fired by Aurora City Manager Jim Twombly — a move enthusiastically supported by Jurinsky — and at a press conference, Wilson made it clear that she felt her dismissal had been improper and teased the prospect of future legal action.

After CBS4 Denver broke news of Niceta's arrest, Jurinsky hinted to the Denver Gazette that Wilson might have known about her...

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