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Many people don’t realize that being charged with Penal Code 243.4 PC sexual battery is a very serious crime and that you’re facing 10-year registration as a sex offender if you end up getting convicted of this crime.  Is there a way to avoid Penal Code 290 PC sex registration if you’ve been arrested...

California Penal Code 288 PC is the statute that makes it a crime to engage in any lewd or lascivious act with a minor under 14, described as indecent acts or of a sexual nature. PC 288 lewd and lascivious acts with a minor are often called child molestation. Lewd and lascivious conduct is described as...

The crime of rape is defined under California Penal Code 261 PC as non-consensual sexual intercourse using force, threats, or fraud. A felony rape conviction carries a sentence of up to 8 years in prison and a mandatory lifetime requirement to register as a sex offender. Rape does not always involve...

You don’t see it charged very often, but if someone gets accused of this and convicted, they will likely go to prison.  They’ll have to register as a sex offender for the rest of their lives, and they will have some dire consequences. If you or a loved one is charged with this Penal Code Section 289(a)(1)... 

We have been asked if it helps in a California Penal Code 261.5 PC statutory rape case where the alleged victim consented to have sex. You must realize that if you or a loved one is charged with statutory rape, an underage girl cannot consent to sex as the law looks at it. In other words, they’re too...

California Penal Code 647(j)(4) PC makes it a crime to post sexually explicit images or videos of somebody online without consent, which causes them to suffer severe emotional distress. This sexual-related crime usually occurs in a situation where the sexual images or videos were initially consensual...

I’ve been handling sex crimes, specifically California Penal Code 261 PC rape cases, for over 30 years. One of the ideas you should consider if you’re trying to defend yourself or negotiate a plea bargain is looking at precisely what happened. You want first to lay out your defense and then look and see...

This happens a lot in Los Angeles, California, when people go out and drink.  Many of these dates are first dates set up on the internet, and they end up having sex with the other person. Then, somehow, that person, the next day, decides that they were taken advantage of, and now you’re being accused...

I am seeing a lot of cases now where people are interacting with minors on the internet and then transferring that interaction to their cell phones and various other devices to be used to communicate.  If you’re communicating with somebody underage in any sexual manner, where you’re sending...

We are often asked about what someone can do if someone is making claims online that you sexually assaulted or raped them? This is a more and more common problem when it comes to sex crimes, and that is, people on the internet who have all these options are putting things on there claiming...

California Penal Code 243.4 sexual battery is a serious crime. If you’re convicted of the more severe forms of sexual battery, you will have to register as a sex offender. If, on the other hand, you’re convicted of something other than sexual battery – depending on what that is – you may be able to avoid...

Warrants, as they relate to California sex crimes, can be dangerous.  For example, in Los Angeles County, where I do a lot of business, the police come in with guns-a-blazing when it comes to warrants for sex crimes.  They come in in force. When they’re looking for people, they go into homes...

Unfortunately, when people are charged with sex crime cases in Los Angeles, bails get raised all the time, especially in severe sex crime cases involving multiple charges. Usually, the prosecutors cannot stack bail.  In other words, they can’t charge multiple charges and get bail on top of bail for each...

This is a common crime now with the internet, and many people are getting arrested.  A lot of people are going into custody and many people have to register as sex offenders because they send nude photographs to minors. Often, the defenses are that they believe that the minors are 18 years...

It’s a special prosecuting agency that deals with these sex crime cases in Los Angeles and across the country.  Many of the District Attorney’s offices have taken the position to assign specific prosecutors who all they do is deal with sex crimes. That would probably be the first reason you want a sex... 

These are some of the most seriously prosecuted cases in Los Angeles County and across the country.  Courts, police, prosecutors, and judges want to protect minors, so they’re going to dole out some severe punishment for individuals involved with any sexual contact with a minor. Sex with a minor...

There are numerous types of sex crimes committed online, and the numbers continue to grow. In reply, law enforcement agencies have modified their techniques to investigate alleged suspects who are believed to engage in the illegal online sexual-related activity. So, online solicitation is a serious... 

Penal Code Section 288 makes it a crime in California to engage in any lewd or lascivious act with a minor, which are described as indecent acts of a sexual nature and often called child molestation. So, if you are charged with PC 288 lewd acts with a child, will you automatically get prison time...

I get a number of call where people are calling in basically trying to resolve their sex crime case over the phone. They want me to assure them that the prosecutors aren’t going to file the case, or that I can get the case dismissed when I haven’t seen any of the facts surrounding the case at least from the police...

Sex trafficking has become the big political hot ticket item for the police, prosecutors, and judges. It’s definitely the type of crime that even the new head prosecutor, who is not as tough on crime as many people would like, has to get behind. So, we’re seeing all types of arrests for human trafficking... 

Date rape is generally described as nonconsensual sexual intercourse between two people who are dating or spending some time together. However, a date rape and the traditional rape charge are the same and defined under California Penal Code 261 PC. This is a huge question running rampant now... 

Has the new prosecutor’s policies helped people charged with sex crimes? The simple answer to this is, no. He has not done anything. I haven’t seen one thing that would help anybody who is charged with a sex crime.  In fact, prosecutors who deal with these crimes are probably busier than ever... 

Sexual exploitation of children under federal law is a separate crime that includes producing child pornography, and defined under 18 U.S.C. §2251. A minor is anyone under the age of 18. Put simply, anyone who attempts to induce, entice, or persuade a minor to participate in sexual activity with...

Federal courts use criminal statutes under Title 18 of the United States Code, while state courts have their own statutes. This means there are several differences that can impact sex crime charges and defenses, along with the consequences of a conviction. If you have a sex crime case in a federal court...

If you are found possessing, producing, selling, distributing, or transporting any obscene material depicting a child under 18 years old in sexual explicit manner, you could be charged with federal child pornography under 18 U.S.C. § 2252. This statute also makes it a federal crime to download child porn...