Murder suspect says it was a sexual encounter turned violent, claims self-defense

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COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – We’re learning more about what may have prompted a deadly stabbing in Colorado Springs last weekend.

23-year-old Fernando Rosales is charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of 30-year-old Sean Crescentini early Saturday.

The Gazette reports, the men met through a mobile app for gay males, called Grinder. Rosales says he was involved in a sex act with Crescentini, when Crescentini became aggressive. Rosales claims the stabbing was in self-defense.

Rosales, a staff sergeant with Fort Carson’s 10th Special Forces Group, is free on bond and returns to court a week from today. 

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