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Sexual assault charges

Our Denver Criminal Defense Lawyers won't let a sexual assault charge derail your life

A charge or conviction for sexual assault can change your life in an instant. Colorado law requires an individual who is convicted of sexual assault to register as a sex offender. This means your future, your reputation, home life, future employment opportunities, and everyday life are all at risk.

It’s easy to feel like you’re branded with a scarlet letter that lets everyone you live near or work with know you’re what’s known as a “sex offender.” If accused of sexual assault in Colorado, it’s critical to have a legal advocate on your side to fight to protect your reputation, rights, and freedom, and our team will do just that.

The dedicated criminal defense attorneys here at the Law Office of Andres R. Guevara are committed to protecting those accused of a sexual assault with aggressive defense strategies and trial tactics. The members of our Denver law firm possess extensive experience in representing individuals who have been charged with sexual assault.

We know how to fight like your life depends on it, because it very well does.

Sexual Assault on a Child

Fight an accusation of sexual assault on a child in Colorado with assistance from our law firm

Perhaps no other crime carries the negative stigma and severe lifetime consequences like being charged with sexual assault on a child (SOAC). Between the mandatory prison sentence and lifetime sex offender registration, this one charge can change your life forever.

Even if you are innocent the accusation alone can be devastating. This charge can ruin your reputation, personally and professionally, and result in being outcast from people who were once your friends and family. For these reasons it is critical that you contact an experienced Colorado criminal defense lawyer if you’ve been charged or believe you are being investigated for sexual assault on a child.

The Law Office of Andres R. Guevara has a proven track record of successfully representing clients charged with sex assault and will work tirelessly to clear your name and protect your future.

In Colorado, a person commits sexual assault on a child if they have any sexual contact with a child under the age of 15, when the individual is at least four years older than the child.

In most cases, sexual assault on a child is considered a class 4 felony, but is a class 3 felony if the following circumstances exist:

• If force or threats were used against the alleged victim

• If threats of retaliation against the alleged victim or their family are used

• If the sexual contact was part of a pattern of abuse

Whether you’re facing charges in Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Denver, Douglas, El Paso, Jefferson, or Weld County, each jurisdiction imposes restrictive requirements on the accused. You may be forced to move out of your house, be prevented from contacting any minors (including your own children), and may be unable to keep your job. To make matters worse, you may be forced to wear a GPS ankle monitor, submit to random drug and alcohol screens, and have routine check-ins with pre-trial officers— all while you’re still presumed innocent.

Rape & Statutory Rape Charges

Experienced sex crime defense lawyers will fight your charges of rape & statutory rape

A conviction of rape or statutory rape can haunt you throughout your lifetime. And Colorado law prosecutes those who have committed rape or statutory rape very severely.

Our committed sexual assault defense lawyers are devoted to defending the innocence and protecting the futures of those accused of rape or statutory rape here in Colorado. We understand the legal, life, and social consequences of a rape conviction. A sex crime is something that will follow you around for the rest of your life.

Rape is defined as sexual intercourse that is forced on an individual without this person’s consent or against this person’s will.

Statutory rape is the unlawful act of engaging in sexual activity with an individual under the legal age of consent.

In Colorado, a statutory rape charge comes with severe consequences. In addition to the pertinent fines and prison time, state law requires you to register as a sex offender in Colorado, meaning your crime is public knowledge.

Statutory rape is prosecuted under Colorado’s sexual assault laws, and penalties depend on the ages of the defendant and victim.

Though statutory rape does not require that the prosecutor proves an assault, it is still considered rape.

The following situations are considered statutory rape in Colorado:

• When there is penetration with an object or body part between a minor who is 14 or younger and a defendant who is at least four years older than the minor

• When there is penetration between a 15 or 16 year old minor and a defendant who is at least ten years older than the minor. If convicted of this offense, you can be charged with a class one misdemeanor, meaning you’re subject to paying a fine of $500 to $5,000, and may face jail time ranging from six months to two years in prison

• Sexual assault on a child occurs when there is sexual touching (not including penetration), even if the touching is over clothing, when the minor is 14 or younger, and the defendant is at least four years older than the minor. If convicted of this offense, you can be charged with a class four felony, meaning you’re subject to paying a fine of $2,000 to $500,000 and may face anywhere from one to twelve years in prison.