Legal Question in Criminal Law in Colorado

Re: online sex sting?

Sounds like you've already described the grounds for his conviction, though you may wish to look to any errors made by his attorney or the court.

The business about the prosecutor telling your brother to burn court files and records is not credible; if it raised a red flag to you, that red flag ought to be pointing right at your brother.

Re: online sex sting?

I agree with Philip Rosmarin's reply. These sex stings are notoriously hard to defend, because they have screen shots and transcripts of exactly what your brother said and did. Two defenses are available, usually: entrapment, or not knowing the person on the other end was a juvenile.

With respect to burning the records that raise a red flag to you, pehaps the prosecutor was asking you to destroy any child pornographic images in your possession. Possession of those items, is, in and of itself, a crime.

Make sure you get a talented criminal defense attorney to look at the record for any grounds for appeal. Your brother, in addition to his conviction, will have to register as a sex offender for much of the rest of his life.