Possession Of Child Pornography (Sexual Exploitation 18-6-403) In Colorado – Is Mere Viewing Enough? By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Sex Crimes Criminal Defense Lawyer – Attorney Possession Of Child Pornography (Sexual Exploitation 18-6-403) In Colorado – Is Mere Viewing Enough? In Marsh v. People – a 2017 decision, the Colorado Supreme Court held that “possession” under Colorado’s child pornography statute now includes merely viewing child pornography on the Internet and does NOT require downloading or … Read The Rest

By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Sex Crimes Criminal Defense Lawyer In a case that quickly establishes the stark difference of Federal penalties for child pornography – call Sexual Exploitation Of A Child In Colorado – a Colorado Springs man was sentenced to 57 months – or almost 5 years for the possession of over 100 child pornography videos over several years. That entire sentence will be served less about 15 % and it will be … Read The Rest

Colorado Internet Luring Conviction – 18-3-306 by Colorado Internet Sex Crimes Criminal Defense Lawyer – H. Michael Steinberg The Crime of Colorado Internet Luring under 18-3-306 requires an mandatory indeterminate life sentence and is considered by many Colorado criminal defense lawyers – whose clients are the victims of out of control police and sheriff’s departments in Colorado managing wide ranging and well funded “sting” operations intent on targeting what may be individuals who are swept … Read The Rest

Introduction – Like shooting fish in a barrell – several Colorado counties have ramped up their efforts to investigate and prosecute those downloading child pornography.  With penalties from life in prison, to multiple years in the Department of Corrections, – with consequences such as lifetime registration as a sex offender and literally years of “treatment” for convicted sex offenders – this story is too important to ignore. I have prosecuted and defended dozens of these … Read The Rest