Aurora repairman accused of assaulting children in customer’s home

Heather Willard
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DENVER (KDVR) — Aurora police are seeking information about a repairman after arresting him on suspicion of sexually assaulting two children in their own home.

Mohamad Arab Bin Shamsur-Alam, 37, was arrested by the Denver and Aurora Police Departments on March 27 on two counts of sexual assault of a child and two counts of enticement of a child. Further charges are pending.

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The charges stem from the summer of 2023 when Shamsur-Alam was working as a repairman at a home. Police allege that while there, he lured two young girls into the bathroom and sexually assaulted them. Investigators believe he also assaulted the children at an earlier time while doing maintenance there.

Shamsur-Alam was sentenced in 2020 for harassment, serving 60 days in jail. The charges were from 2019 offenses; Shamsur-Alam was originally facing charges of indecent exposure, harassment, sexual contact without consent and child abuse, according to the Colorado Courts website. Police say he exposed his penis to a young girl and pulled down the pants of a young boy. He was sentenced to 60 days in jail for the charges.

Mohamad Arab Bin Shamsur-Alam, 37, was arrested by the Denver and Aurora Police Departments on March 27.
Mohamad Arab Bin Shamsur-Alam, 37, was arrested by the Denver and Aurora Police Departments on March 27.

According to the Aurora Police Department, Shamsur-Alam is a Rohyngan immigrant who speaks numerous languages including Burmese. Rohingya people are a stateless ethnic group from Myanmar. Police say they are concerned he may be targeting the Burmese community or other immigrant groups in Aurora.

Police also say Shamsur-Alam is exhibiting escalating behavior and investigators believe there may be additional victims who have had contact with him.

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The Aurora Police Department is working with community leaders to get this information to the Burmese and immigrant communities.

Anyone with information about Shamsur-Alam, or anyone who may have been victimized by him, is asked to come forward. Reporters can remain anonymous. Contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867. The case number to reference is 23-223290.

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