Promotion of Obscenity to a Minor is charged in Fort Collins and Larimer County when a person shows something obscene, like pornography, to someone under the age of 18. An 18-year-old man is being charged with this crime after two girls (both under the age of 13) reported that he had shown them a few seconds of a pornographic video. The man was employed at the Boys and Girls Club, which is how he knew the girls. One of the girls had disclosed to her parent, who informed the club director, who, in turn notified police. The man was arrested and charged with the Obscenity crime.
Fort Collins Obscenity Lawyer: Definition of Promotion of Obscenity to a Minor
The Fort Collins and Larimer County, Colorado law definition of Promotion of Obscenity to a Minor – C.R.S. 18-7-102(2.5) – is:
(I) Promotes to a minor or possesses with intent to promote to a minor any obscene material; or
(II) Produces, presents, or directs an obscene performance involving a minor or participates in a portion thereof that is obscene or that contributes to its obscenity.
Sexual content, like a pornographic video would be considered obscene material in Colorado. The law defines ‘promote’ as:
“to manufacture, issue, sell, give, provide, lend, mail, deliver, transfer, transmit, publish, distribute, circulate, disseminate, present, exhibit, or advertise, or to offer or agree to do the same.”
Basically, presenting the obscene material to a child in any way is considered promoting it.
Sentence for Promotion of Obscenity to a Minor in Loveland and Estes Park
In Fort Collins, Loveland, and Estes Park, Promotion of Obscenity to a Minor is a class 6 felony. This level felony is punishable by 12 to 18 months in the Colorado Department of Corrections and up to $100,000 in fines.
If you or someone you love has been charged with, arrested for, or accused of Promotion of Obscenity to a Minor, 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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