A Denver man was sentenced to work release and sex offender intensive supervision on Friday after being accused of sexually assaulting a child in Longmont in 2023.
In 2023, Maxwell Naha, 21, was charged with two counts of child sex assault and two counts of child sexual exploitation.
In February, Naha accepted a plea deal in which he pleaded guilty to one count of sexual exploitation of a child — video. On Friday, Naha was sentenced to one year of work release and seven years of sex offender intensive supervision probation.
A booking photo was not immediately available.
“The defendant’s actions were concerning and harmful, a punitive sanction was necessary and appropriate in this case while the probationary sentence recognizes the need for rehabilitative treatment in order to prevent future offending and keep the community safe while at the same time placing significant limitations of the defendant in the community,” said Adrian VanNice, chief trial deputy district attorney.
In March 2023, Longmont police were notified of a child sexual assault between a 14-year-old and a man by the name of Maxwell Naha. According to the victim, the two met over the messaging app, Wizz. Naha originally claimed to also be 14, but later admitted to being 19. The victim reported meeting up with Naha twice in January 2023, during which Naha sexually assaulted her. At the time he was enrolled at the University of San Diego, according to the affidavit.
Naha also asked the minor for sexual photos and videos and mentioned wanting to form “a harem of 14-year-olds,” according to the affidavit.