In Greeley, anytime someone tries to buy sexual relations with a child, or seek out sexual relations with a child, they can be charged with Soliciting for Child Prostitution. This crime does not have to do with actually having sexual contact with a child, but the offering or the looking for sexual encounter with a child. Having sexual contact with a child is a separate crime known as Sexual Assault on a Child.
Soliciting for Child Prostitution, C.R.S. 18-7-402, in Weld County
In Weld County, Soliciting for Child Prostitution, C.R.S. 18-7-402, is when a person:
(b) Arranges or offers to arrange a meeting of persons for the purpose of prostitution of a child or by a child; or
(c) Directs another to a place knowing such direction is for the purpose of prostitution of a child or by a child.
To simplify, subsection (a) refers to when a person either looks for a connection that will lead them to a child prostitute, or a person offering up a child for prostitution. Subsection (b) refers to when a person organizes a meeting between a person and a child for the purpose of child prostitution. The last subsection, subsection (c), refers to the action of telling, showing, leading, etc., a person to a place of child prostitution, knowing it is a place of child prostitution.
Sentence for Soliciting for Child Prostitution in Greeley, Longmont, and Sterling
When a person is convicted for Soliciting for Child Prostitution in Greeley, Longmont, and Sterling, they will be sentenced to a class 3 felony. The punishments for a class 3 felony are: 4 to 12 years in DOC, a fine between $3,000 and $750,000, and 3 years of mandatory probation. Additionally, anyone convicted of Soliciting for Child Prostitution will have to Register as a Sex Offender, and therefore, will be on the Colorado Sex Offender Registry.
Accused of Soliciting for Child Prostitution in Greeley or Weld County?
If you’re accused of Soliciting for Child Prostitution in Greeley or Weld County, call the O’Malley Law Office today for help with your defense. Anytime Greeley police approach you about Soliciting for Child Prostitution, always exercise your right to remain silent. Anything you tell the police will be used against you. Rarely, does anything you tell the police help the defendant’s case, so it is better to just not say anything to them.