When a juvenile is arrested in Colorado, the child may be released to a parent or responsible adult, referred for detention screening, or held for a prompt detention hearing. If the child remains in custody, the hearing generally must occur within 48 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. The district attorney then decides whether to file a delinquency petition, offer diversion, or decline to prosecute formally. Decisions made during
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It should come as no surprise that sex crimes are some of the worst crimes that a person can be charged with. Sex offenders face some of the harshest punishments available, and once an individual is found guilty of a sex crime, ridding yourself of the legal repercussions and accompanying social stigmas is often close to impossible.
What you may not know, though, is that sometimes even consensual sex
