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If you've watched the television series, 19 Kids and Counting, you've likely heard about the “Duggars scandal”. A while ago, one of the sons was accused of inappropriate sexual contact. Apparently, he touched his sisters' genitals while they were sleeping. The son was near 14 years of age when this happened. Of course, this came as a shock to viewers of the show and people were quick to pass judgment. In Adams and Jefferson County, his actions would be seen as Incest. Let's take a closer look at the Duggars' story, and how Incest is charged in Colorado.

Incest and Sexual Contact in Douglas County

Incest, C.R.S. 18-6-302 is charged in many ways in Douglas County and across Colorado. In the Duggars' case, one of the Duggars could face charges of Incest because he subjected his sisters to sexual contact. “Sexual contact” is an important part of this statute because of its definition. Sexual contact, C.R.S. 18-3-401, includes the knowing touching of someone's intimate parts, or the knowing touching of the clothing covering someone's intimate parts, for the purposes of sexual arousal, gratification or abuse. Either the actor or the victim can do the touching. While the son not only admitted to the sexual contact against his sisters, he also seemed genuinely sorry for it. He said he hurt his family and agreed to go through counseling. Perhaps the most important piece of the story is that he was still a kid when the sexual contact occurred. Despite all of this, society and the media across Colorado are still merciless.

[pullquote align=”left” textalign=”left” width=”30%”]Law enforcement, the media and society are too harsh when it comes to Incest charges against children.[/pullquote]

Kids Committing Incest in Arapahoe County

In many other Incest cases in Arapahoe County and Denver County, kids are curious and experiment with their sexuality in different ways. For some kids, they experiment with their own siblings. In fact, I wrote another blog about a boy with a similar story to the Duggars' story. He was unjustly arrested for touching his younger sister inappropriately. These actions shouldn't lead to criminal charges, embarrassing labels and possible juvenile detention.

Charged with Incest in Denver? Contact a Sex Crimes Defense Attorney

Many times, people make harsh judgments when someone is accused of Incest. They make judgments before an accusation is even proved. As sex crimes defense lawyers in the Denver-metro area, we fight hard for our clients. If your child is facing charges of Incest or Aggravated Incest, contact the O'Malley Law Office today. Your child's future is worth protecting.

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If your child is facing Incest or Aggravated Incest charges, be smart, exercise your right to remain silent and call us at 303-830-0880 or fill out the “Get Help Now” form on the side of this page. Together, we can protect your future.