Recently, a woman was arrested right after getting off a flight from Las Vegas to Portland. Not a happy way to arrive home! According to the news report, the woman had been accused of touching another passenger without consent. The alleged victim claimed the woman touched her breasts and genitals during the flight. While the situation surrounding the issue was not disclosed, the victim insisted that the touching was against her will. If this situation had occurred in Greeley, Berthoud, or Erie, the woman would have been charged with Unlawful Sexual Contact.
Weld County Unlawful Sexual Contact Attorney | What is the Definition of Unlawful Sexual Contact?
The Colorado law definition of Unlawful Sexual Contact – C.R.S. 18-3-404 – is:
(a) The actor knows that the victim does not consent; or
(b) The actor knows that the victim is incapable of appraising the nature of the victim’s conduct; or
(c) The victim is physically helpless and the actor knows that the victim is physically helpless and the victim has not consented; or
(d) The actor has substantially impaired the victim’s power to appraise or control the victim’s conduct by employing, without the victim’s consent, any drug, intoxicant, or other means for the purpose of causing submission; or
(f) The victim is in custody of law or detained in a hospital or other institution and the actor has supervisory or disciplinary authority over the victim and uses this position of authority, unless incident to a lawful search, to coerce the victim to submit; or
(g) The actor engages in treatment or examination of a victim for other than bona fide medical purposes or in a manner substantially inconsistent with reasonable medical practices.
Have you been charged with Unlawful Sexual Contact? Contact the experienced criminal defense lawyers from the O’Malley Law Office to defend you today!
Have you been charged with Unlawful Sexual Contact? Contact the experienced criminal defense lawyers from the O’Malley Law Office to defend you today!
In the above situation, the victim claims she did not consent, so the woman would be charged for meeting part (a) of the statute. As a class 1 extraordinary risk crime in Weld, Morgan, and Logan County, Unlawful Sexual Contact is punishable by 6 to 24 months in the Weld County Jail and up to $5,000 in fines. A person who pleads guilty to or is convicted of Unlawful Sexual Contact will be required to complete sex offender treatment and register as a sex offender.
If you or someone you love has been charged with Unlawful Sexual Contact, be smart, exercise your right to remain silent, and contact the best criminal defense lawyers from the O’Malley Law Office at 970-616-6009 today. Together, we can protect your future.
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