Conducta sexual en instituciones correccionales

Explicación Simple

Si trabajas en una cárcel o centro de detención, no puedes tener relaciones sexuales con los prisioneros. Hacerlo es un delito serio que puede llevar a consecuencias legales.

Es como si un maestro tuviera una relación romántica con un estudiante. No está bien porque hay una relación de poder y confianza que se rompe.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Ana es guardia en una cárcel y empieza a salir con un prisionero llamado Luis. Aunque Luis está en prisión por un delito, Ana comete un delito al involucrarse con él, ya que ella tiene autoridad sobre él.

Penalidades

Las violaciones de esta ley pueden resultar en cargos criminales y sanciones severas, aunque el texto específico no detalla las penalidades.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

C.R.S. 18-7-701 – Sexual conduct in a correctional institution (1) An employee, contract employee, or volunteer of a correctional institution or an individual who performs work or volunteer functions in a correctional institution who engages in sexual conduct with a person who is in lawful custody in a correctional institution commits the offense of sexual conduct in a correctional institution. (2) For purposes of this section: (a) "Correctional institution" means a correctional facility, as defined in section 17-1-102 (1.7), C.R.S., a local jail, as defined in section 17-1-102 (7), C.R.S., operated by or under contract with the department of corrections, a jail, a facility operated by or under contract with the department of human services in which juveniles are or may be lawfully held for detention or commitment for the commission of a crime, or a facility of a community corrections program as defined in section 17-27-102 (3), C.R.S. (b) "Sexual conduct" means sexual contact as defined in section 18-3-401 (4), sexual intrusion as defined in section 18-3-401 (5), or sexual penetration as defined in section 18-3-401 (6). "Sexual conduct" does not include acts of an employee of a correctional institution or a person who has custody of another person that are performed to carry out the necessary duties of the employee or the person with custody.