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Possessing or sharing any sexual material involving children in Colorado can be dangerous. Take the situation of one recent news story, for example, where a retired firefighter allegedly possessed and distributed nude child images. In an interview with police, the firefighter admitted to emailing videos and nude child images to his girlfriend who lived in another state. He also admitted to looking at the child pornography and sending the images for about five years. Police discovered images on his laptop of children around two to four years of age engaged in sexual contact with adults. In Denver and across Colorado, the retired firefighter would likely be facing felony charges of Sexual Exploitation of a Child, C.R.S. 18-6-403. If you or someone you love is facing felony Sexual Exploitation of a Child charges in Colorado, call the criminal defense attorneys at the O'Malley Law Office immediately.

Sexual Exploitation of a Child Lawyer in Arapahoe and Douglas County | Sharing Sexually Exploitative Material is Sexual Exploitation of a Child

Sexual Exploitation of a Child, C.R.S. 18-6-403, charges occur under many circumstances in Arapahoe County, Douglas County and across Colorado. As it pertains to the news story, some ways these charges occur, according to C.R.S. 18-6-403(3)(b) and (b.5), are if someone knowingly:

“(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 paragraph (b.5) does not apply to peace officers 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.”

Because the retired firefighter allegedly possessed nude child images and distributed sexually exploitative material through digital or electronic means, he would likely face charges of Sexual Exploitation of a Child. Sexual Exploitation of a Child is a class 3 felony, but if possessing or controlling sexually exploitative material for any purpose, it is a class 5 felony.

Nude Child Images in Jefferson County Qualify as Sexually Exploitative Material

You might be wondering what qualifies as “sexually exploitative material” in Jefferson County and across Colorado. By statute definition, “sexually exploitative material” includes:

“Any photograph, motion picture, video, recording or broadcast of moving visual images, print, negative, slide, or other mechanically, electronically, chemically, or digitally reproduced visual material that depicts a child engaged in, participating in, observing, or being used for explicit sexual conduct.”

Basically, sexually exploitative material includes material which displays children engaged in, observing or being used for sex, sexual touching, nudity, masturbation, sadomasochism or sexual excitement. The child pornography the retired firefighter allegedly possessed and shared depicted children engaged in sexual acts with adults. This material would qualify as sexually exploitative material in Colorado.

Lawyer for Sexual Exploitation of a Child in Adams County: Call Today

If you are facing charges or accusations of felony Sexual Exploitation of a Child in Adams County or another area in Colorado, act quickly and involve an experienced sex crimes attorney at the O'Malley Law Office to defend you. A conviction of Sexual Exploitation of a Child can lead to sex offender registration and treatment, polygraph testing, indeterminate sentencing and even the loss of your job. Don't put your future on the line in so many ways. Involve an aggressive criminal defense attorney from the O'Malley Law Office immediately so we can begin planning your defense.

If you've been arrested for Sexual Exploitation of a Child in Colorado, be smart and exercise your right to remain silent. Then, call the top criminal defense lawyers at the O'Malley Law Office at 303-830-0880. Together, we can protect your future.