In Fort Collins and Larimer County, Sexual Exploitation of a Child is the legal term for child pornography. This crime is charged for a range of actions from simple possession of the sexually explicit images to creating the sexually explicit images or videos. A Colorado softball coach recently pled guilty to Attempted Sexual Exploitation of a Child for soliciting nudes from a teen in another state. According to the report, the teen girl had committed suicide and while investigating her death, police discovered the social media communications between the coach and the girl. The photos the girl sent were partially explicit, but not completely nude, which is why the Attempt was likely the resulting plea.
Fort Collins Attempted Child Exploitation Attorney: Definition of Sexual Exploitation of a Child in Colorado
The Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado law definition of Sexual Exploitation of a Child – C.R.S. 18-6-403 – is:
(a) Causes, induces, entices, or permits a child to engage in, or be used for, any explicit sexual conduct for the making of any sexually exploitative material; or
(b) Prepares, arranges for, publishes, produces, promotes, makes, sells, finances, offers, exhibits, advertises, deals in, distributes, transports or transfers to another person, or makes accessible to another person, including, but not limited to, through digital or electronic means, any sexually exploitative material; or
(b.5) Accesses with intent to view, views, 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; or
(c) Possesses with the intent to deal in, sell, or distribute, including but not limited to distributing through digital or electronic means, any sexually exploitative material; or
(d) Causes, induces, entices, or permits a child to engage in, or be used for, any explicit sexual conduct for the purpose of producing a performance, or accesses with intent to view or views explicit sexual conduct in the form of a performance involving a child if the conduct in the performance was caused, induced, enticed, requested, directed, or specified by the viewer or potential viewer.
Likely, the coach was charged under subsection (a) – causing, inducing, or enticing a child to engage in sexually explicit conduct. By soliciting nudes, he was, in effect, encouraging her to create child pornography.
Sentence for Soliciting Nudes from Teens in Loveland and Estes Park
In Fort Collins, Loveland, and Estes Park, for a situation like the case above, soliciting nudes, or Sex Exploitation of a Child, is a class 3 felony. This level felony is a sex offense and is punishable by a sentence to the Colorado Department of Corrections and registering as a sex offender.
If you or someone you love has been charged with Criminal Invasion of Privacy or Invasion of Privacy for Sexual Gratification, 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 initial consultation. We also practice in Greeley, Weld County, Colorado. Click here to visit our Greeley site. Together, we can protect your future.
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