Taking a substantial step toward committing a crime is charged as an Attempt crime in Fort Collins and Larimer County. A man was recently charged with Attempted Sex Assault after attacking a jogger. According to the report, the man had approached the woman from behind and pulled down her pants, trying to assault her. The next day, the same man broke into the woman’s house and stole some of her underwear. He was chased out of the house and caught by police. The man was charged with Attempted Sex Assault and Burglary.
Larimer County Sex Assault Lawyer: Definition of Sexual Assault in Boulder
The Larimer and Boulder County, Colorado law definition of Sexual Assault – C.R.S. 18-3-402(1)(a) – is:
(a) The actor causes submission of the victim by means of sufficient consequence reasonably calculated to cause submission against the victim’s will;
Force is a way to cause submission against the victim’s will, which would have been the case with the situation above.
Sentence for Attempted Sex Assault in Loveland and Estes Park
Sexual Assault is a class 3 felony if the actor causes submission of the victim through the actual application of physical force or physical violence. However, when the it is an Attempted Sex Assault, the attempt lowers the crime one charge level. So, for the case above, the Attempted Sexual Assault would be charged as a class 4 felony. In Loveland, Fort Collins, and Estes Park, the class 4 felony Attempted Sex Assault is punishable by 2 years to life in the Colorado Department of Corrections. This is because even an Attempted Sexual Assault is subject to the indeterminate life sentencing.
If you or someone you love has been charged with, accused of, or arrested for Attempted Sex Assault or Sexual Assault, be smart, exercise your right to remain silent, and contact the best criminal defense attorneys from the O’Malley Law Office at 970-658-0007 to schedule your free consultation. Together, we can protect your future.
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