A major component of the Stalking statute in Denver, Aurora, and Castle Rock is causing serious emotional distress. A student claimed to be experiencing this distress after his teacher sent him over 1,000 messages in less than a year. According to the report, the student was 17 years old when the messages began, and some of those messages were sexual in nature. The teacher texted that he had a crush on the student, that he couldn't wait until the student turned 18, and that he wanted to have sex with him. The student eventually reported the messages to another school staff member, and the teacher was arrested for Stalking.

Douglas County Stalking Lawyer: Definition of Stalking Causing Serious Emotional Distress in Arapahoe County

The Arapahoe and Douglas County, Colorado law definition of Stalking – C.R.S. 18-3-602 – is:

(1) A person commits stalking if directly, or indirectly through another person, the person knowingly:

(a) Makes a credible threat to another person and, in connection with the threat, repeatedly follows, approaches, contacts, or places under surveillance that person, a member of that person's immediate family, or someone with whom that person has or has had a continuing relationship; or

(b) Makes a credible threat to another person and, in connection with the threat, repeatedly makes any form of communication with that person, a member of that person's immediate family, or someone with whom that person has or has had a continuing relationship, regardless of whether a conversation ensues; or

(c) Repeatedly follows, approaches, contacts, places under surveillance, or makes any form of communication with another person, a member of that person's immediate family, or someone with whom that person has or has had a continuing relationship in a manner that would cause a reasonable person to suffer serious emotional distress and does cause that person, a member of that person's immediate family, or someone with whom that person has or has had a continuing relationship to suffer serious emotional distress.

It's important to note that a victim does not have to prove through a therapist or doctor that they suffered serious emotional distress. Simply stating that they felt emotional distress, along with claims of repeated actions, is enough to get someone charged with this class 5 felony crime.

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