In Greeley, Unlawful Sexual Contact is when a person has sexual contact with a victim that doesn’t give consent or can’t consent. Whether the person doesn’t consent, or the person is incapable of providing consent, in the eyes of the law, it is equivalent and therefore illegal. An 18 year old student at a Boulder high school is facing charges of Sexual Assault, Attempted Sexual Assault, and Unlawful Sexual Contact. The incidents in question took place on a party bus back in September, and involved women under the age of 18.
What is Underage Unlawful Sexual Contact, C.R.S. 18-3-404,
in Weld County, Colorado?
In Weld County, Colorado, Unlawful Sexual Contact, C.R.S. 18-3-404, occurs when:
Since the victims in question were juveniles under 18 years of age at the time, it doesn’t matter if the Sexual Assaults and the Unlawful Sexual Contact where “consensual” or not. It is a crime regardless. But what is this “sexual contact” that this statute focuses on?
The state of Colorado regards the following as “Sexual Contact”:
(b) The knowing emission or ejaculation of seminal fluid onto any body part of the victim or the clothing covering any body part of the victim; or
(c) Knowingly causing semen, blood, urine, feces, or a bodily substance to contact any body part of the victim or the clothing covering any body part of the victim if that contact with semen, blood, urine, feces, or a bodily substance is for the purpose of sexual arousal, gratification, or abuse.
If a person touches a victim’s butt, whether it is clothed or not, the act counts as sexual contact. When a man ejaculates onto a victim, whether clothed or not, it is considered sexual contact as well.
Sentence for Unlawful Sexual Contact
in Dacono, Boulder, and Longmont
If this young man is convicted of Unlawful Sexual Contact in Boulder, Dacono, or Longmont, he will be sentenced to a class 4 felony. The consequences of a class 4 felony include: probation, 2 – 6 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections, a fine between $2,000 and $500,000, Indeterminate Sentencing and 3 years of mandatory parole.
It is so unfortunate for a person so young to already be facing a felony, and all the consequences that come with that. If this young man is convicted, he will have to Register as a Sex Offender, and tell all future employers, landlords, and schools that he has been convicted of a felony.
Facing Felony Charges for Unlawful Sexual Contact
in Greeley or Weld County?
If you’re facing felony charges for Unlawful Sexual Contact in Greeley or Weld County, you will need an experienced criminal defense attorney as soon as possible. This is not a road you want to go down by yourself, having a trusted Christian criminal defense attorney by your side will be your best chance at a case dismissal or a lesser sentence.
Call 970-616-6009 or fill out the Get Help Now form to schedule a free consultation with an experienced criminal defense lawyer in the Greeley and Weld County area today.
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