Mandatory Reporters: Counselors in Adams County and Therapists in Jefferson County

Colorado has a law which makes many licensed professionals Mandatory Reporters in Lakewood, Arvada, Golden and all of Jefferson County. This means that if you tell them anything which might mean a child was touched sexually or was in any way abused (even by an accident), they will turn you in to police and Social Services (DHS). Whether it is Child Abuse or not, your family will be impacted severely. Surprisingly, you could be charged with a felony or misdemeanor crime.

Did you know that certain persons listed in a Colorado statute are required to report any suspected child abuse to police or the Department of Human Services? This law, listed a C.R.S. 19-3-304, is a windfall for police and social services, but a huge loss for the privacy and health of men, women and kids across our state. Seeking to charge more men and women in Denver and Jefferson County with Child Abuse, C.R.S. 1818-6-401, Colorado's lawmakers have forgotten about the very people they are supposed to protect: children.

Most mothers would die for their children without giving it a second thought. Yet, good mothers sometimes end up getting charged with Child Abuse in Denver, Jefferson and Arapahoe County. How can that happen?

Under current Colorado law, a person can be charged with Child Abuse under C.R.S. 18-6-401. The first step for anyone charged with the crime of Child Abuse in Arapahoe, Douglas, or Denver County is to call a criminal defense immediately. Child Abuse convictions will have a devastating impact on your future and any chance to work with children or in the medical profession.