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Prosecutors said Carrado preyed on two teen athletes he coached, targeting them over several years

The case began when his ex-wife found "disturbing" notes and social media messages and reported them to police

Carrado fled Colorado before being arrested in Montana, and he now faces up to life in prison

A Colorado athletic trainer who was supposed to be helping teenage athletes reach their goals instead preyed on them — and now a jury has found him guilty of sexually assaulting the girls he coached.

On Thursday, a Douglas County jury convicted 51-year-old Aaron Thomas Carrado on six counts of sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust as part of a pattern of abuse, according to a news release from the 23rd Judicial District Attorney’s Office.

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