Question 1

What is the legal definition of pimping a child under CRS 18-7-405?

Accepted Answer

Under Colorado law, pimping a child is defined as knowingly living off the sex work earnings of a child under 18. It makes no difference if the child chooses to work as a prostitute, if the amount of money involved is small, or if the prostitution occurred only once.

Question 2

Are pimping and pandering the same thing?

Accepted Answer

No. Pandering of a child (CRS 18-7-403) occurs when someone - in exchange for money or something else of value - either: induces a child by menacing (CRS 18-3-206) or criminal intimidation to commit prostitution; or knowingly arranges - or offers to arrange - a situation in which a child may practice prostitution. In sum, child pandering is actively managing child sex workers or threatening children into doing sex work. In contrast, child pimping is taking the proceeds of child sex work even if they played no role in inducing or managing the child prostitutes. Oftentimes, defendants face sex offense charges for both child pimping as well as child pandering.

Question 3

Can I go to prison for pimping a child?

Accepted Answer

Yes. As a class 3 felony, pimping a child carries: 4 to 12 years in Colorado State Prison, A possible fine of $3,000 to $750,000, and Sex offender registration.

Question 4

How can the charges be fought in Colorado?

Accepted Answer

Ten possible defenses to Colorado child pimping charges are: 1) The defendant was the victim of false accusations. 2) The defendant honestly did not know the money came from a child prostitute. 3) The defendant was not given money or anything of value. 4) Any money the defendant received did not come from the child prostitute. 5) The money the child prostitute gave the defendant was for a lawful transaction (such as purchasing merchandise). 6) The defendant's confession was coerced by police. 7) The police had no probable cause to arrest the defendant. 8) The state's evidence came from an unlawful search and seizure. 9) The defendant was a victim of entrapment. 10) The prostitute was not a child (this is a partial defense that would get the charge reduced to pimping an adult).

Question 5

What happens to non-citizens?

Accepted Answer

Immigrants convicted of pimping children will be deported after they finish serving their prison sentence. So non-citizens defendants accused of these charges should retain experienced counsel right away to try to get the case dropped.

Question 6

Can the criminal record be sealed?

Accepted Answer

No. Colorado child pimping convictions can never be sealed. But if the court dismisses the case, then the defendant can petition the court for a record seal right away.

1. ¿Cuál es la definición legal de proxenetismo de un niño?

2. ¿Son lo mismo el proxenetismo y el pandillerismo?

3. ¿Puedo ir a la cárcel por proxenetismo de menores?

4. ¿Cómo se pueden combatir los cargos en Colorado?

5. ¿Qué sucede con los no ciudadanos?

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