Police seeking additional sex assault victims of accused Denver bar owner

Brooke Williams
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DENVER (KDVR) — Investigators believe there may be more potential victims who have not reported sexual assault incidents involving a businessman who is known in Denver’s Grateful Dead bar scene.

Jay Bianchi, 55, was arrested last month on several counts related to three cases. The cases resulted in him facing two counts of sexual assault without consent, two counts of sexual assault with an incapable victim and two counts of sexual assault with a helpless victim, according to the Denver Police Department.

Businessman known in Denver’s Grateful Dead bar scene arrested on sexual assault

One of the cases reportedly occurred on April 7, and two cases allegedly happened in 2020. Now, police said investigators received information indicating that there might be more victims who have not reported incidents with Bianchi to police.

Bianchi was a prominent figure in Denver’s bar scene

Bianchi was a prominent figure in Denver’s bar scene and is billed as part of Denver’s tight-knit Grateful Dead scene.

He owned and operated the bar Be On Key Psychedelic Ripple, which closed in May 2020 after allegedly allowing consumers to eat or drink on the premises during COVID restrictions.

Another one of his bars, Sancho’s Broken Arrow, was closed in April 2020 for similar violations. Bianchi has also owned and operated Quixote’s True Blue, Owsley’s Golden Road and So Many Roads Museum and Brewery.

Anyone who believes they may have been a victim of Jay Bianchi is asked to call the Denver Police Sex Crimes Unit at 720-913-6040.

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