The People of the State of Colorado, Respondent in the Interest of T.b., Petitioner

Summary

The court affirmed T.B.'s juvenile adjudications for possessing sexually exploitative material, holding that the statute did not require proof that the images depicted an act of child sexual abuse or contain an implied juvenile sexting exception. It further held that the nude selfies constituted erotic nudity because their content, poses, and circumstances—including T.B.'s repeated solicitation—showed they were created for his overt sexual gratification. Justice Gabriel, joined by Justice Hart, dissented, concluding that T.B. was not a person involved in the images' creation and that the majority's interpretation created constitutional concerns.