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Senate adopts tougher sentencing options for commercial sexual activity with children
Summary
The Colorado Senate on April 17 passed Senate Bill 15 to revise penalties for commercial sexual activity involving minors, encouraging prison sentences or county jail time as a condition of probation for certain convictions; sponsors cited victim testimony and conviction data in support.
The Colorado Senate adopted Senate Bill 15 on April 17, a bill that revises penalties for offenses involving commercial sexual activity with a child and aims to increase imprisonment or structured county jail conditions where appropriate.
Senator Roberts, a sponsor, said the bill aligns state law with federal definitions, struck an outdated spousal exception, and addresses cases where judges have sometimes…
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