The new Denver, Aurora, and Castle Rock Sexting / Posting, Possessing, and Exchanging a Private Image by a Juvenile charge offers some protections for teens when they share nude pictures. However, there are still many situations that will result in the felony charge of Sexual Exploitation of a Child. A high school student is facing this crime after videoing his classmates having sex in the school bathroom. According to the report, the teen was in one stall when reached over the stall door to video a 15-year-old and 16-year-old during a sex act. The video was shared many times before school administrators found out and police got involved. Because the teen created and distributed child pornography, he is charged with a felony crime.

Arapahoe County Child Pornography Lawyer: Definition of Sexual Exploitation of a Child in Douglas County

The Douglas and Arapahoe County, Colorado law definition of Sexual Exploitation of a Child as it relates to the case above – C.R.S. 18-6-403(3)(b)(c) – is:

(3) A person commits sexual exploitation of a child if, for any purpose, he or she 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

(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;

Because the teen made the video, he would be charged under subsection (b) and then possessing it to distribute is a charged under subsection (c).

Sentence for Sexual Exploitation of a Child – Creating Child Porn in Adams and Jefferson County

A charge under subsections (b) and (c) is a class 3 felony in Jefferson and Adams County, punishable by 4 to 12 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections and registration as a sex offender. While the sentencing phase for a juvenile may look a little different and not quite as harsh, it's still a very serious offense to be facing.

If you or someone you love has been charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Child, be smart, exercise your right to remain silent, and contact the best criminal defense attorneys from the O'Malley Law Office at 303-830-0880 to schedule your free consultation. Together, we can protect your future.

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