Colorado Initiative 108 would increase the penalty for sexual trafficking of a minor from a Class 2 felony to a Class 1 felony, requiring a mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole or release.
This measure reflects growing national concern over child exploitation and sex trafficking, and would make Colorado's penalties among the most severe in the nation for this crime.
The protection of children from exploitation and abuse is among the highest moral obligations of any society. This measure ensures that those who traffic children for sexual servitude face the most severe possible consequences.
"But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea."
— Matthew 18:6 (KJV)