Colorado’s sentencing statutes for sex offenders, tightened 13 years ago by state lawmakers, mean that former Broomfield High wrestling coach Travis Masse could spend the rest of his life behind bars for having non-forcible sex with a 17-year-old student.
A jury convicted the 29-year-old former teacher Tuesday of sexual assault on a child by someone in a position of trust, determining that he had sexual contact with the student on three occasions after the two exchanged thousands of sexually explicit text messages.
Legal experts and victim advocates disagree on whether Colorado sentencing laws for sex offenders are appropriate and whether there should be more judicial discretion to set punishment on a case-by-case basis.
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