Tag: Minors
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GUEST COLUMN: Parental notification is a safeguard for minors, not a barrier
I have volunteered in the sphere of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking (DMST) for over seven years and in prisons for over 18 years. I have met girls who were sexually abused/exploited by peers, online perpetrators, or adults they thought they could trust. This often results in guilt and shame, self-harm or other risky behaviors. They are also at risk…
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Boulder man sentenced after selling drugs to teenager who fell off of a crane
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Boulder judge sentenced a 25-year-old man to 35 years in prison after he was convicted of selling psilocybin mushrooms to minors, with one falling from a crane while being under the influence of the drugs. Boulder District Judge Dea Lindsey sentenced Benjamin Harmon to…
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Lawmakers seek to give child victims, witnesses of crimes anonymity in public records
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Eight months ago, 17-year-old Riley Whitelaw was murdered in the break room of the Colorado Springs Walgreens, where she worked. The horrific details of the crime, allegedly committed by an adult co-worker who Riley had previously complained against, quickly consumed state and national news. In…