The suspect in the theft of women’s underwear from University of Colorado dorms was released from Boulder County Jail on Thursday after posting his $30,000 bond.

Nicholas Joseph Lorenzo, 33, was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault on a child on a warrant from Broomfield police and 18 counts of second-degree burglary, three counts of first-degree trespassing, four counts of theft under $50 and invasion of privacy.

CU police said Lorenzo was arrested by Denver police at Denver International Airport after flying back to Colorado on Monday and was transferred to Boulder County Jail on Wednesday.

He was released after posting the bond amount and was set for a formal filing of charges on Dec. 28. But Lorenzo will now have to appear in Broomfield, where he is wanted for sexual assault on a child. The bond for the warrant in that case is set at $10,000.

Court records show Lorenzo had not yet been booked through the Broomfield jail, and the warrant was still open.

According to police, Lorenzo broke into CU’s Aden, Brackett, Cockerell and Crosman residence hall laundry rooms in October and stole women’s underwear.

Police said Lorenzo also entered some female students’ rooms while they were sleeping and also videotaped one woman while she was showering.

Then, on Nov. 23, police said Lorenzo inappropriately touched a 10-year-old girl while she was shopping at the Broomfield’s FlatIron Crossing Mall, unnecessarily brushing up against her and grabbing her rear.

Boulder police are also investigating the possibility he entered the homes of several women and videotaped young girls at a Boulder store.

According to the affidavit, police received several anonymous tips identifying Lorenzo after his picture popped up in news coverage, including one from someone who was in a probation program with Lorenzo.

Lorenzo is a registered sex offender after pleading guilty to indecent exposure in 2010 for masturbating while working behind a Safeway meat counter in Louisville. He was sentenced to probation and community service in that case.

Evidence recovered at Lorenzo’s home leads police to believe there could be additional victims of underwear theft. If you believe you may have been a victim of a similar crime, contact your local law enforcement agency or CU police at 303-492-6666.

Mitchell Byars: 303-473-1329, byarsm@dailycamera.com or twitter.com/mitchellbyars