In a previous blog post, we discussed the difference between sexual contact and sexual assault. If you recall, the big difference is whether there was penetration or not. Sexual contact doesn’t involve penetration and sexual assault does involve penetration. This difference is only factor that can affect your case. Another
Texting is quickly becoming one of the most common forms of communicating. While most people send texts that are harmless, others send texts that are sexual in nature. Those sexual texts have been termed sexts. What some people might not realize is that sexting can actually lead to legal issues
Sexual assault is a serious charge, and when someone is faced with it, the stories can quickly begin to build against them. When an alleged victim comes forward, it’s typically required that the police look into the allegations, but this can mean painting a person’s reputation in a bad light.
Due to the prevalence of naked “selfies” and “sexting,” Colorado has seen an increase in sexual exploitation of a child and child pornography cases. “Selfie” is a word that has developed over the past few years and refers to a photo that a person takes of him or herself using a
When an individual is released on parole, he or she is often equipped with an ankle monitoring bracelet that tracks the parolee’s whereabouts at all times. Tampering with the ankle monitoring bracelets is illegal and can get a parolee in serious trouble. Currently, Colorado lawmakers are working on a bill
Last year was a tumultuous one for the Denver sheriff’s department, and it looks like the legal trouble is continuing into 2014. Last week, it was reported that a Denver sheriff’s deputy is accused of supplying alcohol to three teenage girls. The Denver Post reported that the deputy, who had
In the United States, being labeled a sex offender comes with some of the most serious, life-altering consequences of all criminal labels. There’s no stigma like that which follows a sex crime accusation and/or conviction, and now social networking sites are working to further that stigma for registered offenders in
Crimes involving children, particularly sex-related crimes, are unsurprisingly taken extremely seriously in Colorado and throughout the United States. With the rise of the Internet, authorities have had to put a lot of effort into tracking child pornography and identifying suspects whom they believe are responsible for the trafficking of child
Yes, sex crimes are serious, and the public has a right to protect itself from such violations. But when does protection cross the line and violate the rights of offenders who are trying to rebuild their lives after a sex assault conviction? Does a cell phone application that plots the
He might no longer be a Bronco, but details about the former Denver NFL player Shannon Sharpe’s life are still in play within the Denver media. And the most recent news about Sharpe had the public worried about the player’s reputation. A female acquaintance of the now television sports analyst
