State of Colorado v. Lucas Bienvenido Mena

Littleton, Colorado criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual assault.



While at her grandmother's apartment, then-twelve-year-old

K.B. went downstairs with Mena (K.B.'s step-grandfather) to get the

mail. On the way back to the apartment, Mena pushed K.B. into

the bathroom at the apartment complex pool, where he lifted her

shirt, pulled down her pants, and touched and licked her breasts

and vagina. Mena took photos of K.B. while she was undressed and

then masturbated in front of her.



During the investigation, Mena admitted to masturbating in

the bathroom and "grazing” K.B.'s vagina. Mena said he took

photos of K.B. but only while she was clothed. He denied all other

allegations.



In November 2021, a jury found Mena guilty of four felonies:

sexual exploitation of a child, sexual assault on a child, unlawful

sexual contact (coerce child), and enticement of a child. Mena was

also convicted of misdemeanor indecent exposure. The trial court

sentenced Mena to six years in the custody of the Department of

Corrections (DOC) on the exploitation charge and indeterminate

prison terms of six years to life on the remaining felony charges.

The indeterminate sentences were imposed to run concurrently with

each other but consecutively to the six-year term on the exploitation

charge. In addition, the court imposed a concurrent six-month

sentence on the indecent exposure charge, to be served in the DOC.



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Affirmed