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Recently, a popular YouTube star and singer was arrested at a major airport for producing child pornography. According to the news report, the 24-year-old had communicated with two 14-year-old girls via Facebook and iMessage requesting they send videos of themselves performing sexual acts. This is a crime in both Denver and under federal law.  The man was charged under the federal child pornography statue.

Douglas County and Arapahoe County Sexual Exploitation of a Child

If this had occurred in Douglas County's Castle Rock or Aurora, I could see many more charges following the Sexual Exploitation of a Child counts. Charges like Internet Sexual Exploitation of a Child would also apply and in cases like these the Arapahoe County DA likes to add as many charges and as many counts as possible to stack the deck.

Adams County, Colorado Definition of Sexual Exploitation of a Child – the YouTube Star's Charge?

The 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; 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.

What is the Sentence / Punishment for Producing Child Pornography in Jefferson County, Colorado?

For the YouTube star, or any similar case, the Sexual Exploitation of a Child charge is related to part (a), which is a class 3 felony in Jefferson County and Arvada. This level felony is punishable by 4 to 12 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections and up to $750,000 in fines.

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