In Denver, Castle Rock, and Aurora, Sexual Exploitation of a Child is charged when a person is found in possession of child pornography. Recently, a kindergarten teacher was charged with this crime after his home was raided by police. Through the search, they found numerous sexually explicit photos and videos all of children under the age of eight. The teacher was arrested and charged with the child pornography crime, a felony in Denver, Arapahoe, and Douglas County.

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Adams County Possession of Child Pornography Lawyer: Definition of Sexual Exploitation of a Child in Jefferson County

The Jefferson and Adams County, Colorado law definition of Sexual Exploitation of a Child – C.R.S. 18-6-403 – is:

“A person commits sexual exploitation of a child if, for any purpose, he or she knowingly:

(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, including but not limited to publishing through digital or electronic means, produces, promotes, makes, sells, finances, offers, exhibits, advertises, deals in, or distributes, including but not limited to distributing through digital or electronic means, any sexually exploitative material; or

(b.5) 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.”

A charge for possessing child pornography under part (b.5), which carries a lesser punishment than the other subsection. As a class 5 felony, a first offense for possession of child pornography is punishable by 1 to 3 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections and up to $100,000 in fines.

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