Joel Market, DOB: 9/20/67 was arrested on March 1, 2016, in Texas on charges stemming from a 1996 Sexual Assault of a Child case in El Paso County, Colorado.  Detectives believe that Market could have assaulted additional victims in and around El Paso County and Colorado Springs from 1996 to 1998.

Market is described as a black male, who is 5’08” tall and was 170lbs at the time.

Market is known to make entry into homes through windows and doors wearing dark clothing and athletic shoes during hours of darkness.  He confronts his victim’s, assaults them, and runs.  He has physically and sexually assaulted both adults and children.

Pictures of Market now and what he looked like in the 1990’s are attached.  Anyone who has been the victim of an unreported or unsolved assault who believes Market could have been the perpetrator is encouraged to call Detective Kurt Smith at 719-520-7199.