Radio host arrested in child sex Web sting

Cortelyou accused of two felonies

Marilyn Robinson, Special to the News

Published January 24, 2007 at midnight

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A veteran Denver-area radio personality was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of using the Internet to lure a child into a sexual relationship.

Scott Eller Cortelyou, 53, of Conifer, was taken into custody at a KRCN-AM (1060) facility in Lakewood, where he co-hosts the morning Business for Breakfast show. The show features market information, interviews and analysis.

Radio station officials declined to comment.

Cortelyou was arrested after an investigation by Fort Collins police and other agencies.

Cortelyou was taken to the Larimer County jail and booked under a $100,000 bail on suspicion of Internet luring and Internet sexual exploitation of a child, both felonies.

The arrest capped an investigation that began in August, said Fort Collins police spokeswoman Rita Davis.

Cortelyou allegedly approached a Fort Collins undercover detective who was posing as a 12-year-old girl in an Internet chat room and had "at least six sexually graphic conversations" with her between Aug. 8 and Jan. 15, Davis said.

He asked the "girl" not to tell her parents about the conversations, Davis said.

Affidavits in the case are sealed, but Davis said the conversations included education on sex acts and lessons on anatomy.

Authorities said they seized Cortelyou's computers after his arrest.

Cortelyou has worked for several Denver radio stations, including a stint as morning newsman for KHOW-AM (630).

He became co-host of Business for Breakfast in 1998, replacing a co-host who had been accused of spousal assault.

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