Calling the Castle Rock police to report a crime you know did not actually occur is charged as False Reporting in Douglas County. A college student is facing this crime after reporting that she was raped. According to the report, the student claimed she was sexually assaulted at a frat party off campus. The police investigated and found that her report was false. She was caught in a lie, showing that she had not been truthful with the information she provided to the police. They also found that the encounter was consensual, further proving her claim to be false. She was arrested and charged with False Reporting. 

Douglas County False Reporting to Authorities Lawyer: Definition of False Reporting 

The Douglas County, Colorado law definition of False Reporting – C.R.S. 18-8-111(1)(b) – is: 

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(1) A person commits false reporting to authorities, if:

(b) He makes a report or knowingly causes the transmission of a report to law enforcement authorities of a crime or other incident within their official concern when he knows that it did not occur;"

Because the woman reported a sexual assault that was proven to have been a consensual encounter, plus she was caught in a lie, she is facing this misdemeanor crime. 

Sentence for False Reporting to Authorities in Highlands Ranch and Parker 

As a class 3 misdemeanor in Castle Rock, Highlands Ranch, and Parker, False Reporting to Authorities is punishable by up to 6 months in the Douglas County Jail. This crime can also be charged for setting off an alarm when there is no emergency, preventing an alarm from going off when there is an emergency, providing fake information about a crime, and providing false identifying information to law enforcement.  

If you or a loved one has been charged with, accused of, or arrested for False Reporting, be smart, exercise your right to remain silent, and contact the best criminal defense attorneys from Sawyer Legal Group at 303-265-1950 to schedule a free consultation. Together, we can protect your future.  

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