CO: New teen sexting crime falls short in Colorado House
DENVER - A proposal to ratchet back criminal penalties for teens exchanging nude images of themselves has failed in the state Legislature. Democrats voted against the bill in a House…
CO: DA – No charges in school sexting scandal
CANON CITY — The district attorney will not file charges against 106 students identified as participating in swapping 351 nude or questionable photos of their classmates following a month-long investigation…
CO: District Attorneys support legislation for charge lesser than child pornography for sexting
News5 is looking into proposed legislation that could change how teens are punished for sexting. Felony child pornography charges are not off the table for students implicated in the Canon…
CO: Canon City High School Sexting Scandal – Will Students Involved Be Registered Sex Offenders?
Hundreds of Canon City High School students have allegedly taken and shared naked pictures of themselves. As minors, the legal consequences range drastically but they’re all serious. The big question…
CO: Students in sexting scandal could face felony charges
Colorado parents are outraged and concerned as school district officials reveal new details on the "large scale" sexting scandal at Canon City High School. The school district says the scandal…
CO: Commerce City wants sex offenders to be employed and contribute to the community
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. - What to do with sex offenders once they've served their time and are back in your neighborhood? Tracking them is one thing -- making sure they…
CO: Should we stop labeling people ‘sex offender’?
KUSA - A state regulatory board debated Friday whether the label "sex offender" was too stigmatizing to people who committed sex crimes. Colorado's Sex Offender Management Board regulates treatment, rehabilitation,…
CO: Sex offender stabbed outside Lafayette home
BOULDER – A man convicted of Internet sexual exploitation of children was stabbed outside a Lafayette home Monday afternoon. Boulder County deputies say 26-year-old ____ ____ got out of his…
CO: Sex-offender treatment system criticized at hearing
A convicted sex offender publicly criticized Colorado's treatment system at a legislative hearing Tuesday, saying he cannot even go fishing because his privileges have been restricted. ____ ____ spent seven years…
CO: Audit criticizes Colorado’s program for monitoring sex offenders
Colorado is overtreating many low-risk sex offenders in the mistaken belief that they cannot be cured, an independent consultant has found. As a result, the state's Sex Offender Management Board is…
CO: Draconian sex-offender laws need reform (Op-Ed)
In 1855, a 19-year-old woman named Celia was executed by hanging in Missouri. Her crime? She had murdered her owner, a man who purchased her when she was just 14…
CO: Sex offender residency restrictions being scaled back
Less than 10 years after many cities rushed to draw restrictions and boundaries on where registered sex offenders could live, the trend is now reversing after a court case ruled…
CO: Sex offender says parole officer made threat after testimony
A convicted sex offender who testified before a legislative committee Tuesday was threatened with "severe consequences" by his parole officer, according to a complaint filed in federal District Court. The…
CO: Man punished as sex offender, but was never charged with sex assault
____ ____ was sent to prison twice for parole violations related to being a sex offender even though he has never been convicted of a sex offense and the woman…
CO: Reasonable residency rules for sex offenders in Commerce City
Commerce City's solution to deciding where sex offenders can live is a model for how communities can reasonably handle residency requirements. Commerce City on Monday passed an amendment to its…
CO: 6 year old suspended for kissing a girl
DENVER (AP) — The suspension of a 6-year-old boy for kissing a girl at school is raising questions about whether the peck should be considered sexual harassment. The boy's mother…
CO: Freeing sex offenders (Opinion)
The backlog of sex offenders waiting for treatment in the Colorado Department of Corrections has gotten a lot of attention lately, and with some justification. If these child molesters and…
CO: With 2 Different Bills, Colorado Will Get A ‘Jessica’s Law’
DENVER (CBS4) – Colorado lawmakers from both parties are working on different versions of a bill that would lay out mandatory sentences for child sex offenders. Similar bills have failed before.…