How You Landed a Criminal Invasion of Privacy Charge in CO
Mar 5
2021

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Criminal Invasion of Privacy | Sex Crimes | Sex Offender Registry

The world is an increasingly crowded and connected place. That may be why the right to privacy is seen as something so precious, especially over the last several decades.

In Colorado, you can be criminally charged with invasion of privacy, which is a concept that someone’s private life has been intruded on by another without their consent.

It’s not a standalone crime but one that has several distinct causes of action that can land you with a felony charge in [...]

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Posting Bathtub Pics of Your Kid’s a CO Felony: True or False?
Feb 11
2021

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Sex Crimes | Sex Crimes Against Children | Sexual Exploitation

A child is special. When you have children of your own, it’s natural to want to share them with the world when they’re at their cutest.

It’s not uncommon to find parents with photos of their babies in the bathtub with absolutely no nefarious purpose behind it – but does the law see it that way?

With the popularity of social media, there’s talk online that those precious photos may get you into legal trouble.

If those pictures fall into [...]

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How Colorado Decides Who Is a Sexual Predator
Nov 20
2020

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Crimes Against Children | Sex Crimes

Mental health professionals spend hours interviewing alleged and convicted sex offenders in order to understand what makes them tick. In a rehabilitation capacity, they also work to help offenders understand themselves.

Sometimes the measurement tools these trained professionals have in their toolbox help them understand the things a sex offender may not want to — or even know how to — share.

It’s thanks to the hard work of mental health professionals and law enforcement professionals such as those at [...]

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Should Prostitution Be Legal?
Sep 6
2020

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Prostitution | Sex Crimes | Solicitation

Arguing for the legalization of prostitution would not seem to be a viable platform for a politician, and it’s hard to imagine such a thing happening within our lifetimes. However, more and more, it appears to be becoming a question of serious public and social debate.

Most recently, Amnesty International caught a lot of attention in late July when the human rights group released a draft proposal calling for the decriminalization of all “aspects of consensual sex work.” The Internet [...]

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Colorado Law Says Even Consensual Sex Is Illegal Sometimes
Aug 14
2020

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Sex Crimes | Sexual Assault

When Colorado authorities uncovered a relationship between a 34-year-old man and a 14-year-old girl, they charged him with child molestation.

Even though the relationship was reportedly consensual, it has been considered a felony offense. This is because in Colorado to have sex with a victim who is less than 15 years of age if you are more than four years older than them.

There is one exception to this rule — state law includes a spousal exemption from sexual assault [...]

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