Denver, CO criminal defense attorney Michael Sheehan discusses the possible defenses that might be raised in a CO sex crime case. He notes that in sex crime cases, it is common for the defendant to claim that any contact with the alleged victim was consensual. In such cases, the prosecution must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the contact was not consensual. Alternatively, in cases lacking physical or forensic evidence—where the case relies solely on the alleged victim’s testimony—defendants often assert that no sexual contact occurred at all.