CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 3-4:48
AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT ON A CLIENT BY A PSYCHOTHERAPIST
The elements of aggravated sexual assault on a client by a
psychotherapist are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. knowingly,
4. inflicted sexual intrusion or penetration on another person,
5. when the defendant was a psychotherapist, and
6. when the person was a client of the defendant.
[7. and that the defendant’s conduct was not legally authorized by
the affirmative defense[s] in Instruction[s] ___.]
After considering all the evidence, if you decide the prosecution has
proven each of the elements beyond a reasonable doubt, you should find
the defendant guilty of aggravated sexual assault on a client by a
psychotherapist.
After considering all 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 aggravated sexual assault on a
client by a psychotherapist.
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
4699fa2c7afab2b3bd964cc1ee2e0556f8a5d8e2326bb23727fba95ad406cc5f
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