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Man Sentenced For Attacking 14-Year-Old On Hiking Trail

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)- A judge in Jefferson County sentenced a man who sexually assaulted a 14-year-old who was walking her dog.

Zachary Myers was sentenced 18 years to life in prison on Wednesday.

Zachary Myers (Child Sex Predator, from JeffCo DA)
Zachary Myers (credit: Jefferson County)

Investigators say that he met the teenage girl on the website "Kik."

He attacked her on a hiking trail along Bear Creek and continued to harass the victim afterwards.

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