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Enticement Sting Results in Multiple Arrests

Fort Collins Enticement of a Child Attorney
Enticement Sting Results in Multiple Arrests

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An Enticement sting resulted in the arrest of dozens. Read more about Enticement of a Child charges in Colorado.

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In Fort Collins and Larimer County, Enticement of a Child is charged when a person is accused of inviting a child to meet for sexual purposes. Much like with other sexual related crimes, like Soliciting for Prostitution, Child Prostitution, and Internet Luring, law enforcement is in full force conducting Enticement stings. A recent Enticement sting resulted in 32 arrests. The police agents communicated through social media, pretending to be a 14-year-old girl. When the suspects arrived at the meet up location, they were met with arresting officers and charged with this and various other sexual related crimes.


Larimer County Enticement of a Child Lawyer: Definition of Enticement of a Child in Colorado

The Larimer County, Colorado law definition of Enticement of a Child – C.R.S. 18-3-305 – is:

A person commits the crime of enticement of a child if he or she invites or persuades, or attempts to invite or persuade, a child under the age of fifteen years to enter any vehicle, building, room, or secluded place with the intent to commit sexual assault or unlawful sexual contact upon said child. It is not necessary to a prosecution for attempt under this subsection (1) that the child have perceived the defendant’s act of enticement.

Note that under this subsection, child is someone under the age of fifteen. This is why many Enticement sting operations involve an imaginary 14-year-old girl.


Sentence for Enticement of a Child in Loveland and Estes Park: What Happens to Someone Involved in an Enticement Sting?

In Fort Collins, Loveland, and Estes Park, Enticement of a Child is a class 4 felony. But, if the person caught in an Enticement sting has a previous conviction for Enticement of a Child, Sexual Assault on a Child (or conspiracy or attempt to commit either crime), or if the child sustains bodily injury resulting from the Enticement of a Child, then it is charged as a class 3 felony. A conviction for Enticement of a Child is subject to indeterminate sentencing in Colorado. This means that if it was a class 4 felony conviction, the person would be facing a minimum of 2 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections, but can be kept in custody for life. The minimum on the class 3 felony conviction would be 4 years.

If you or someone you love has been caught in an Enticement sting, 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 a free initial consultation. Together, we can protect your future.

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