Promoting obscenity to minors in Boulder County, Colorado is an offense that usually involves showing someone under 18 pornography. While this material is made widely available to any teenager with internet access, promoting erotic material to those 17 and under is a felony offense. Sometimes younger adults show suggestive content to their younger peers in an attempt to look cool or come across as experienced with sex. These actions have substantial consequences in Colorado including incarceration, fines, and sex offender registration. If you’re being accused of showing porn to kids, consult an experienced sex crimes attorney right away.
Boulder County Promotion of Obscenity to a Minor Law
Boulder County’s promotion of obscenity to a minor law prohibits showing lewd or indecent images or videos to juveniles. CRS 18-7-102 addresses promotion of obscenity throughout Colorado. You commit this crime in Boulder, Longmont, or Louisville if you:
- -knowing the material’s content and character,
- -promote lewd or indecent descriptions, images, or video to a minor,
- -or possess these materials with intent to promote to a minor
Possession of 6 or more identical items is the number law enforcement and prosecutors look for to prove the intent to promote. The term obscene is intentionally broad and includes any materials or performance that depicts or describes intercourse, oral or anal sex, masturbation, or sexual stimulation or arousal. Even books that reference these behaviors given to minors can lead to obscenity charges.
Penalties for Promoting Obscenity to Minors in Colorado
While other forms of promoting obscenity are misdemeanors, giving or showing these materials to someone under 18 is a felony. A conviction in Boulder County can lead to up to 18 months of incarceration, thousands of dollars in fines, and also dreaded sex offender registration. This offense also comes particularly close to sexual exploitation of a child (child pornography) with added ramifications.
Being a registered sex offender in Colorado is often especially isolating and comes with many hurdles. Employment, in addition to housing and finances, are common areas of difficulty for RSOs and harmful assumptions of being a pedophile or child predator aren’t uncommon.
Boulder Sex Crimes Defense
Just because you’ve been charged with promoting obscenity to minors doesn’t mean you’re guilty. Our skilled sex crimes lawyers have decades of combined experience representing clients navigating a wide range of sex offenses in Colorado. Whether going to trial or mitigating a plea deal is best for your unique case, our team is ready to go to bat for your future. Contact our office for a free, confidential consultation. We will carefully analyze your case, as well as recommend next steps in your defense. Our competitive fees and flexible payment plans make obtaining skilled representation a reality in uncertain times.
So, if you or someone you know is facing an obscenity charge in Colorado, be smart. Contact the relentless defense attorneys at Sawyer Legal Group, LLC at 303-830-0880. Don’t talk to the police – talk to us.
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