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COLJI-Crim. 3-4:49

AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT ON A CLIENT BY A PSYCHOTHERAPIST (THERAPEUTIC DECEPTION)

activein force · 2026-02-25 – presentcompiled-edition

The elements of aggravated sexual assault on a client by a

psychotherapist (therapeutic deception) are:

1. That the defendant,

2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,

3. knowingly,

4. inflicted sexual penetration or intrusion on another person,

5. when the defendant was a psychotherapist, and

6. the person was a client of the defendant, and

7. the sexual penetration or intrusion occurred by means of

therapeutic deception.

[8. 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 (therapeutic deception).

After considering all the evidence, if you decide the prosecution has

not proven 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 (therapeutic deception).

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
63ba1bcbd972e3a94c289186c0f9ef849540b80bcefb7bcac30992828304bbb8
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