Sexual Assault on a Child is charged in Fort Collins and Larimer County when a person is accused of having sexual contact with someone under the age of fifteen and the accused is at least four years older. A woman recently pled guilty to this crime after she agreed to a plea deal. The incident made major headlines because after she was found out for having a relationship with a young teen, her boyfriend (a Colorado police officer) located and assaulted the boy. The woman is set to be sentenced with 10 years to life of probation with a likely jail or work release sentences as a part of that probation. The officer boyfriend pled to misdemeanor Child Abuse and is on leave with the police department pending an investigation.
Larimer County Sexual Assault on a Child Attorney: Definition of Sex Assault on a Child in Colorado
The Larimer County, Colorado law definition of Sexual Assault on a Child – C.R.S. 18-3-405 – is:
According to Colorado law, ‘sexual contact’ means:
(b) The knowing emission or ejaculation of seminal fluid onto any body part of the victim or the clothing covering any body part of the victim; or
(c) Knowingly causing semen, blood, urine, feces, or a bodily substance to contact any body part of the victim or the clothing covering any body part of the victim if that contact with semen, blood, urine, feces, or a bodily substance is for the purpose of sexual arousal, gratification, or abuse.
Sentence for Sexual Assault on a Child in Loveland and Estes Park
In Fort Collins, Loveland and Estes Park, Sexual Assault on a Child is a class 4 felony, unless one of the following aggravators exist. Then it is a class 3 felony:
(b) The actor, in order to accomplish or facilitate sexual contact, threatens imminent death, serious bodily injury, extreme pain, or kidnapping against the victim or another person, and the victim believes that the actor has the present ability to execute the threat; or
(c) The actor, in order to accomplish or facilitate sexual contact, threatens retaliation by causing in the future the death or serious bodily injury, extreme pain, or kidnapping against the victim or another person, and the victim believes that the actor will execute the threat; or
(d) The actor commits the offense as a part of a pattern of sexual abuse as described in subsection (1) of this section. No specific date or time must be alleged for the pattern of sexual abuse; except that the acts constituting the pattern of sexual abuse, whether charged in the information or indictment or committed prior to or at any time after the offense charged in the information or indictment, shall be subject to the provisions of section 16-5-401 (1)(a), concerning sex offenses against children. The offense charged in the information or indictment shall constitute one of the incidents of sexual contact involving a child necessary to form a pattern of sexual abuse as defined in section 18-3-401 (2.5). Prosecution for any incident of sexual contact constituting the offense or any incident of sexual contact constituting the pattern of sexual abuse may be commenced and charged in an information or indictment in a county where at least one of the incidents occurred or in a county where an act in furtherance of the offense was committed.
Lifetime Sex Offender Registration in Larimer County, Colorado
It was noted in the article that the woman is subject to lifetime sex offender registration. Certain convictions require quarterly registration. This means the person must register with local law enforcement every 3 months for the rest of their lives and are never eligible to petition the court to deregister. Those who are required to register quarterly include:
- A person who has been designated a Sexually Violent Predator (SVP)
- A person who has been convicted of:
- Sexual Assault – C.R.S. 18-3-402;
- Sexual Assault on a Child – C.R.S. 18-3-405;
- Sexual Assault on a Child by One in a Position of Trust – C.R.S. 18-3-405.3;
- Sexual Assault on a Client by a Psychotherapist – C.R.S. 18-3-405.5;
- Incest – C.R.S. 18-6-301;
- Aggravated Incest – C.R.S. 18-6-302
If you or someone you love has been charged with Sexual Assault on a Child, 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. We also practice in Greeley – Weld County. CLICK HERE TO VISIT OUR GREELEY SITE. Together, we can protect your future.
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