Sexual Exploitation of a Child is the child pornography crime in Fort Collins and Larimer County. A former Adams County Deputy was recently sentenced to over 20 years in prison after he was for creating child pornography on a federal level. According to the report, the deputy had used Snapchat to communicate with two minors. He enticed the minors to take sexually explicit images and videos and send them to him. He also threatened to release the images of one of the girls if she didn’t send more. He was charged in Federal court because he was located in Colorado, but the victims were located in North Carolina. However, we do see this frequently charged in Northern Colorado.
Larimer County Sex Exploitation of a Child Lawyer: Definition of Sexual Exploitation of a Child in Colorado
The 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.
If this had been a Larimer County case, the deputy would likely be charged under subsection (a) for enticing a child to engage in the making of sexually exploitative material.
Sentence for Sexual Exploitation of a Child – Creating Child Pornography in Loveland and Estes Park
Creating Child Pornography – Sexual Exploitation of a Child – is a class 3 felony in Fort Collins, Loveland and Estes Park. This level felony is punishable by 4 to 12 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections. A conviction will also require registration as a sex offender.
If you or someone you love has been charged with Sexual Exploitation of 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. Together, we can protect your future.
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