CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 3-4:56.4
UNLAWFUL SEXUAL CONDUCT BY A PEACE OFFICER (ACTIVE INVESTIGATION)
The elements of unlawful sexual conduct by a peace officer (active
investigation) are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. knowingly,
4. was a peace officer, and
5. engaged in sexual contact, sexual intrusion, or sexual
penetration, and
6. the defendant knew that the victim was, or caused the victim to
believe that he or she was, the subject of an active investigation,
and
7. the defendant used that knowledge to further the sexual
contact, intrusion, or penetration.
[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 unlawful sexual conduct by a peace officer (active
investigation).
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 unlawful sexual conduct by a
peace officer (active investigation).
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
ee0b5cbd31f72cbfc2afdfa993b0b8a17cd3ae09e6ade99a5193747a1a344df0
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