CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 3-4:40
SEXUAL ASSAULT ON A CHILD BY ONE IN A POSITION OF TRUST
The elements of the crime of sexual assault on a child by one in a
position of trust are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. knowingly subjected a child, under eighteen years of age, who
was not his [her] spouse to any sexual contact, and
4. the defendant was in a position of trust with respect to the
child.
[5. and that the defendant’s conduct was not legally authorized by
the affirmative defense[s] in Instruction[s] ___.]
After considering all of the evidence, if you decide the prosecution
has proven each of the elements beyond a reasonable doubt, you should
find the defendant guilty of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of
trust.
After considering all of the evidence, if you decide the prosecution
has failed to prove any one or more of the elements beyond a reasonable
doubt, you should find the defendant not guilty of sexual assault on a child
by one in a position of trust.
History
COLJI-Crim. (2025), Colorado Supreme Court Model Criminal Jury Instructions Committee. The committee's page: "The 2025 edition was published online on February 25, 2026." © 2025 Supreme Court of Colorado for the State of Colorado.
Provenance
- Source
- www.coloradojudicial.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- crim-2026-02-25
- Content hash
a8ccfbf2a1d36c0cd73106c191d86d187204da90de2b04dbb80c69dc1839f227
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