child sex assault
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Appeals court overturns Boulder man’s sex assault convictions because judge misapplied law
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Colorado’s second-highest court last month overturned a man’s sex assault convictions and indefinite prison sentence because a Boulder County judge wrongly blocked jurors from hearing evidence about the alleged victim’s reason for fabricating the claims. Jose Gilberto Contreras-Guzman stood trial in 2016 on multiple charges of sexually assaulting an 8-year-old relative. The prosecution argued the…
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Denver sex assault verdict reversed after expert vouched for victim’s credibility
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Colorado’s second-highest court reversed a defendant’s child sex assault convictions earlier this month because an expert witness, who had no connection to the specific case, effectively told jurors the victim’s explanations were true. In child sex assault cases, a generalized, or “blind,” expert may testify about how alleged victims react to and disclose incidents of…
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Douglas County judge subjected man to lifetime sex offender registration without saying why, appeals court finds
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A Douglas County judge did not provide a clear reason why she designated a man a “sexually violent predator” and subjected him to lifetime sex offender registration, the Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday. Under Colorado law, a person convicted of a sex offense is labeled a sexually violent predator when, among other things, the…
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Colorado appeals court reiterates fake police personas can be ‘victims’
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Fake police personas, used to catch people who lure children over the Internet, count as “victims” and can trigger the requirement to register as a sex offender for life, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled last week. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals declined to part ways with a 14-year-old decision that found the absence…