Professional rock climber convicted of sexual assaults at Yosemite National Park [Video]

A professional rock climber has been convicted of aggravated sexual assaults at Yosemite National Park, as prosecutors accused him of using his job and position to “lure and intimidate victims.” 

Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of California said Charles Barrett, 39, was working and living in the park when he sexually assaulted a woman three times, during a weekend hiking trip she had taken to Yosemite back in August 2016.

During the trial, prosecutors said three other women came forward to testify that Barrett also sexually assaulted them, though the U.S. Attorney’s Office said that because the assaults happened outside federal jurisdiction, they were not charged as part of its case.

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Investigators also accused the defendant of threatening his victims prior to his trial. 

The National Park Serviceworked with the U.S. Department of Justice on the case, which prosecutors said has resulted in holding the …