Possessing child pornography is charged as Sexual Exploitation of Children in Fort Collins and Larimer County. A woman tried to use child pornography to get back at her husband, and instead she ended up with the felony charges. According to the report, the husband had kicked her out of the house and in an attempt to get back at him, she downloaded three child pornography images and took them to law enforcement. She claimed that the images were on her husband’s phone. She also made claims that he was having a sexual relationship with a teenager and that he assaulted her when she caught him. However, investigation showed that she was the one who downloaded the images. Even though it seems she had no sexual interest in the images, she was charged and sentenced for Possession of Child Pornography.
Larimer County Sexual Exploitation of a Child Attorney: Possession of Child Pornography in Boulder
The Larimer and Boulder County, Colorado law definition of Sexual Exploitation of a Child – C.R.S. 18-6-403 – is:
(b.5) Possesses or controls any sexually exploitative material for any purpose; except that this subsection (3)(b.5) does not apply to law enforcement personnel, defense counsel personnel, or court personnel in the performance of their official duties, nor does it apply to physicians, psychologists, therapists, or social workers, so long as such persons are licensed in the state of Colorado and the persons possess such materials in the course of a bona fide treatment or evaluation program at the treatment or evaluation site
The statute specifically states that you can be charged for possessing the images “for any purpose,” which means that possessing them for revenge would count.
Child Pornography Possession Sentence in Loveland and Estes Park
Possessing child pornography, as long as there are fewer than 20 images and it is not a second or subsequent offense, is a class 5 felony in Fort Collins, Loveland, and Estes Park. This class 5 felony is punishable by 1 to 3 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections. A conviction also requires registering as a sex offender and often completing sex offender treatment
If you or someone you love has been accused of or charged with Possessing Child Pornography, 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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