sex crimes
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Felony status for indecent exposure in front of children passes Colorado legislature
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Indecent exposure is the only child sex crime in Colorado classified as a misdemeanor, instead of a felony. But that will soon change if Gov. Jared Polis signs a new bill into law. House Bill 1135 would make it a felony crime if a person over the age of 18 exposes or touches their genitals for…
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Colorado lawmakers target indecent exposure in front of children
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In January 2020, two Larimer County sisters ages 14 and 16 were sitting in a parking lot eating a snack after school when a strange man drove up to them. The man raised his pelvis to his window and exposed his genitals to the girls, masturbating in front of them. The man was immediately apprehended…
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NFL’s domestic violence investigator Lisa Friel backs Democrat Michael Dougherty in attorney general primary
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National Football League Senior Vice President Lisa Friel, a former prosecutor who investigates charges of off-field misconduct by players, has endorsed prosecutor Michael Dougherty, one of five Democrats running for Colorado attorney general in next year’s primary. Friel, the former chief of the Manhattan sex crimes prosecution unit, was recruited by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in…
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Aguilar sex offender bills win few converts in Senate committee
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Sen. Irene Aguilar, a Denver Democrat and medical doctor, said she was “very nervous” going into Wednesday’s hearing. Rightly so. She had two bills to present and the direct beneficiaries of her bills don’t have many defenders at the Capitol – or anywhere else for that matter. Aguilar introduced Senate Bill 87 with a case…
