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If you are accused of sexual assault or sexual assault on a child (molestation),
you need experienced legal help fast. This is true when you are falsely
accused. However, it is equally true when you are caught "red-handed."
Only a criminal defense lawyer who handles many such cases is qualified
to assist you defend against sexual allegations.
Not all criminal lawyers take these difficult cases. I represent
many people in these circumstances. I believe that it is important to
fight for these people as hard as for any other client.
Sometimes these cases need to be tried. If you are falsely accused of
a sex crime, you cannot afford to admit to something you did not do. On
the other hand, the incentive to plead guilty is often great and the consequences
of losing at trial are enormous.
As with any criminal case, a lawyer must be prepared to negotiate from
a position of strength. He must be armed with information favorable to
you and must uncover information that damages the accuser's credibility.
Finally, he must know how to try a case, and must know how to win!
I try many of these cases successfully. I also help people "cut their
losses" with appropriate pleas. I have a strong track record of aggressive
defense of persons accused of sex crimes.
The law is often against you: Penalties
are Harsh
The law is highly specific to this field. Juries are often biased towards
children. The police assume that you are guilty before you ever enter
a courtroom. There are many exceptions to the usual hearsay rules. It
is a challenge getting evidence that we want before a judge or jury, or
keeping out evidence that we do not want exposed.
The way to win these cases and, where appropriate, to minimize the consequences,
is careful and thorough preparation, investigation, and the judicious
use of expert witnesses. Sometimes we also use a private polygraph examination
(lie detector test).
If you are accused of a sex crime, you need to know that the legislature
has repeatedly taken steps to impose harsh penalties for these offenses.
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these cases is highly politicized. As
a result, the risks associated with these stigmatizing charges are great.
Often, you risk:
- lifetime supervision
- lifetime therapy
- life in prison
- registration as a sex offender
- loss of job prospects
- isolation from family
Release from prison will likely be conditioned upon completion of rigorous
"Offense Specific" Treatment. Likewise, any Probation will carry stringent
treatment provisions.
In fact, even upon a plea to a "non-sexual crime," a person originally
charged with a "sex crime" still must undergo the presentence evaluation
(including a mental health sex-offense specific evaluation) based on the
factual basis of the case. This examination and any treatment might include
physiological testing, including polygraphs and penile plethysmographs
are recommended in the evaluation process. If these options are not used,
other means for measuring deception and/or deviant sexual arousal must
be part of the assessment.
Probation sentences in these cases requires "admitting" the offense conduct.
Sex offenders who continue to deny the conviction offense will not be
placed on community supervision or will be violated on probation. Sex
offenders who are still in strong denial after this 6 months phase of
treatment are terminated from treatment and revocation proceedings follow.
Manage these risks with an Aggressive
Attorney
I have the knowledge and experience to help you through the embarrassment
and risk of a sex case. Since 1983, I have successfully represented many
people just like you. I have helped many to win at trial and have assisted
others with favorable pleas and sentences.
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