Incest and Aggravated Incest in Larimer County

Charged with Incest or Aggravated Incest? Read more about your charges and how an experienced criminal defense lawyer can help protect you and your future.

Incest charges can be an extremely sensitive matter and should be handled with care. These charges usually result from an allegation of sexual contact with a relative, like a child or stepchild. In Larimer, Boulder or Jackson County, sexual contact between a brother and sister may be charged as Incest or Aggravated Incest as well. In many cases, Sexual Assault on a Child or similar charges may be filed as well.

What is Incest in Fort Collins?

18-6-301- Incest – is defined by Colorado law as:

Any person who knowingly marries, inflicts sexual penetration or sexual intrusion on, or subjects to sexual contact, as defined in section 18-3-401, an ancestor or descendant, including a natural child, child by adoption, or stepchild twenty-one years of age or older, a brother or sister of the whole or half blood, or an uncle, aunt, nephew, or niece of the whole blood commits incest.

What is Aggravated Incest in Loveland and Estes Park?

Colorado law defines Aggravated Incest – C.R.S. 18-6-302 – is defined as:

A person commits aggravated incest when he or she knowingly:

Marries his or her natural child or inflicts sexual penetration or sexual intrusion on or subjects to sexual contact, as defined in section 18-3-401, his or her natural child, stepchild, or child by adoption, but this paragraph (a) shall not apply when the person is legally married to the stepchild or child by adoption. For the purpose of this paragraph (a) only, “child” means a person under twenty-one years of age.
Marries, inflicts sexual penetration or sexual intrusion on, or subjects to sexual contact, as defined in section 18-3-401, a descendant, a brother or sister of the whole or half blood, or an uncle, aunt, nephew, or niece of the whole blood who is under ten years of age.

What is the Sentence for Incest Crimes in Fort Collins?

Incest and Aggravated Incest do not carry mandatory prison time.

In Fort Collins, Loveland and Estes Park, Incest and Aggravated Incest do not carry mandatory prison time. This means there may be a way to work out a sentence involving probation. However, because Incest and Aggravated Incest are considered sex offenses, indeterminate sentencing to the Colorado Department of Corrections is a possibility. This means the state can incarcerate you for a lifetime, giving you a minimum amount of time, but no maximum.

Also, there will be strict Sex Offender penalties on probation or parole, such as Sex Offender Treatment, registering as a sex offender and Sex Offender Intensive Supervision. These government agencies have the authority to tell you where you can live, where you can work, and with whom you can have contact. No contact with children is permitted with an Incest or Aggravated Incest conviction.

	Incest	Aggravated Incest
Felony Level	Class 4 Felony	Class 3 Felony
Sentence Range	2 years to life$2,000 – $500,000	4 years to life$3,000 – $750,000

With so much at stake, you need a full-time, experienced criminal defense attorney to protect you from the complicated sex offender laws and regulations. Put your future in the hands of a competent and knowledgeable lawyer who will care for you and your circumstances.

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If you have any suspicion that you might be a suspect in an Incest or other Larimer County sex offense case, be smart, exercise your right to remain silent and call one of our full-time criminal defense lawyers today at 970-658-0007. Together, we can protect your future.