Honk News (Denver, CO) – A Colorado man faced allegations of abusing a teenage girl for years, responding to the accusations by stating that his genitals were too small and he was “too fat” to have committed the acts, as reported by prosecutors.
On Tuesday, the District Attorney’s Office of the 18th Judicial District revealed that Brandon Robert Berg, 44, received a sentence of 80 years in prison. A jury found him guilty on multiple charges, including three counts of sexual assault on a child by someone in a position of trust, three counts of aggravated incest, and one count of second-degree assault.
Prosecutors brought charges against him alongside his wife, Rebecca Berg, 52, who faced conviction at the same trial for two counts of aggravated incest. Officials reported that Brandon Berg asserted his sexual orientation as a strategy in response to the allegations of abuse.
“When questioned by investigators, Berg said that he was unable to have sexual intercourse due to the size of his belly fat and small size of his genitalia,” they wrote. “He also claimed he had an alternate sexual orientation which made him disinterested in the conduct alleged. Berg stood by all of these claims at trial when he chose to testify.”
Rebecca Berg received a sentence ranging from four years to life in prison. Upon release, she will be required to undergo intensive supervision as a sex offender for a period ranging from 20 years to life.
Prosecutors report that the survivor of abuse came forward to the Aurora police in 2020 at the age of 19. The allegations began when she was just 15 years old, with Rebecca Berg reportedly participating as well. She stated that the most recent incident occurred just a day prior to when she provided her statement to the authorities.
“The victim reported that she had sexual encounters with Berg in order to avoid being physically beaten and injured,” prosecutors wrote. “While interviewing the victim, a detective documented a 4-inch long scar across her back which she said was the result of Berg scratching her with a fork. The detective noted the most significant scar was on the back of the victim’s right shoulder, which the victim said was the result of the defendant branding her with a knife that he heated up on a stove top. The branding contained the initials ‘RB,’ which the victim believed stood for ‘Brandon’ and ‘Rebecca,’ her abusers.”
The prosecutor’s office praised the survivor for coming forward.