sex trafficking
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Federal judge allows human trafficking lawsuit to proceed against Colorado Springs hotel operator
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A federal judge agreed last week that a lawsuit could proceed against the operator of a Colorado Springs hotel for allegedly violating a 20-year-old human trafficking law. The plaintiff, a woman identified as C.J., alleged she was the victim of sex trafficking at the Days Inn by Wyndham Colorado Springs/Garden of the Gods, located at 4610…
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Federal judge allows human trafficking lawsuit to proceed against Fort Collins motel operator
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A federal judge agreed earlier this month that a lawsuit could proceed against the operator of a Fort Collins motel for allegedly violating a 20-year-old human trafficking law. The plaintiff, a transgender woman identified as P.C., alleged she was the victim of sex trafficking at the Motel 6 located at 3900 E. Mulberry Street. She claimed…
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Federal judge says defendant’s rights not violated by different meaning of ‘pimping’ in ‘Black culture’
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A federal judge last week rejected the argument that a defendant should receive a new child sex trafficking trial because his attorney failed to ensure jurors understood “pimping” allegedly meant something different in “Black/African-American culture.” Jalil Lemason Robinson is serving a nearly 16-year sentence after jurors convicted him on two counts related to the attempted…
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Federal judge says defendant’s rights not violated by different meaning of ‘pimping’ in ‘Black culture’
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A federal judge last week rejected the argument that a defendant should receive a new child sex trafficking trial because his attorney failed to ensure jurors understood “pimping” allegedly meant something different in “Black/African-American culture.” Jalil Lemason Robinson is serving a nearly 16-year sentence after jurors convicted him on two counts related to the attempted…
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Colorado House passes bill to crack down on illicit massage parlors
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The state House of Representatives passed legislation seeking to crack down on illicit massage parlors, sending it to the state Senate for consideration. If enacted, House Bill 1300 would give counties the power to require special business licenses for massage parlors, something cities can already do. Supporters of the bill said when cities implement policies…
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House panel OKs bill to crack down on illicit massage parlors in Colorado
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A panel advanced legislation Wednesday seeking to crack down on illicit massage parlors in Colorado, moving the bill to the full House for consideration. If enacted, House Bill 1300 would provide counties the authority to require special business licenses for massage parlors. While cities already have this authority, 60 out of the 64 counties in…
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Colorado child abuse hotline received 211,554 calls last year
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Last year, Coloradans called the Colorado Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline 211,554 times, the most since the line’s launch in January 2015. More calls could be the product of DHS’s public awareness campaign to the hotline, 1-844-CO-4-KIDS, to help people spot and report child abuse, neglect or sex trafficking. In 2016, DHS logged 206,107 calls.…
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Senate bill seeks to punish internet sex trafficking ads
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Washington – Witnesses at a Senate hearing Tuesday urged a crackdown on Internet sites that encourage sex trafficking in a problem that has touched Colorado as much as other states. They said current laws make it too easy for websites to escape responsibility for their wrongdoing by arguing they are acting within their free speech…
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Bills tackling stalking, sex trafficking sail through Colorado House
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Minority House Republicans, accustomed to seeing their signature legislation snuffed out, had no problem Monday persuading their Democratic colleagues to embrace efforts that will protect victims of felony stalking and increase sentences for child sex traffickers. House Bill 1150, sponsored by Rep. Clarice Navarro, R-Pueblo, passed the House of Representatives unanimously, and House Bill 1172, sponsored by Navarro…
