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Can You Use a Sex Addiction as a Mitigating Factor?

Posted by Ronald D. Hedding | Apr 12, 2024 | 0 Comments

The term “sex addiction” describes a wide range of behaviors that involve compulsive sexual behavior, such as an addiction to pornography. The opinions on whether it can be used to explain and mitigate illegal sexual conduct are mixed. This condition has sometimes been used as a successful mitigating factor but has also...

Why Should You Hire an Experienced Sex Crimes Attorney?

Posted by Ronald D. Hedding | Apr 10, 2024 | 0 Comments

When you or someone you love is facing sex-related criminal charges in California, you must have an experienced sex crimes defense attorney to obtain the best possible outcome. Simply put, the most important decision you will make is which sex crimes defense lawyer to hire. Some essential questions to consider are: How...

Can a Sex Offender Travel to Another Country?

Posted by Ronald D. Hedding | Apr 04, 2024 | 0 Comments

Under various laws, registered sex offenders can typically obtain a passport and travel internationally, but there might be some restrictions on where they can travel. Under United States federal laws, they are allowed to travel outside the country, but other countries might have entry restrictions against registered sex...

Consent Defense in Sex Crime Cases

Posted by Ronald D. Hedding | Apr 02, 2024 | 0 Comments

In some sex crime cases, a defendant might be able to use the defense of consent to avoid a conviction. The defense of consent applies only to sexual-related crimes where consent, or lack thereof, is an element of the crime. An “element” is a factor that must be proven beyond reasonable doubt by the district attorney in a crime...

Is Having Sex in a Car Illegal?

Posted by Ronald D. Hedding | Mar 30, 2024 | 0 Comments

In California, there is no specific law prohibiting having sex in your car, but you could still face criminal charges in certain situations. In other words, a sex act in the car could break several different laws.  People engaging in sexual activity in a vehicle is certainly nothing new, but the question of whether it’s legal is often...

Defenses for PC 290 Failing to Register as a Sex Offender

Posted by Ronald D. Hedding | Feb 23, 2024 | 0 Comments

For those individuals who must register as a sex offender under California Penal Code Section 290 PC and end up violating the registration requirements, getting arrested, and picking up a new case, they're facing serious consequences.  Many people pled guilty to strikes, so now they're looking at a second-strike case....

How California’s Three-Tier System Applies to Sex Crimes

Posted by Ronald D. Hedding | Jan 26, 2024 | 0 Comments

Initially, in the early 1990s, California was one of the first states that had sex registration, and they were very harsh as it related to this.  People who were being convicted as sex offenders had to register for the rest of their lives.   Then, Megan's Law came in, and they were put on a website. Prosecutors even realized there...

Biggest Concerns If Charged with Sexual Battery?

Posted by Ronald D. Hedding | Jan 25, 2024 | 0 Comments

California Penal Code 243.4(a) PC sexual battery law applies whenever someone touches an intimate part of another person's body while restrained. The touching must be against the victim's will and must be done for sexual arousal, sexual gratification, or sexual abuse. Sexual battery is a wobbler that can be filed as either...

Mistakes Made for Sex Offender Registration Violations

Posted by Ronald D. Hedding | Nov 06, 2023 | 0 Comments

Let’s review the common mistakes people make who are being investigated or charged with sex offender registration violations in California. If you or a loved one is being investigated or charged with violating the terms of their sex registration, you want to get an attorney right away.  That’s the first common mistake...

Mistakes People Make When Accused of Sex with a Minor

Posted by Ronald D. Hedding | Nov 02, 2023 | 0 Comments

Let’s review the most common mistakes people make when they are being charged with California Penal Code 261.5 PC statutory rape, commonly known as having sex with an underage person. As most people know, the age of consent in California is 18. So, if you or a loved one is charged with having sex with...

Will I Get Prison for Forcible Sexual Penetration Charges?

Posted by Ronald D. Hedding | Oct 10, 2023 | 0 Comments

Let’s review whether you will go to prison if charged with California Penal Code 289 PC forcible sexual penetration with a foreign object. This Penal Code Section 289 – forcible sexual penetration – is a grave crime because a prosecutor alleges that you or your loved one touched a woman in a way that amounted to...

Do I Face Prison for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender?

Posted by Ronald D. Hedding | Oct 09, 2023 | 0 Comments

Let’s review how much prison time you might face if you’re charged with California Penal Code 290 PC for failing to register as a sex offender. Those people who fail to register as a sex offender are typically facing many years in prison.  One reason is that their prior conviction is often a strike. So, when they get...

When Is Sexting a Crime in California?

Posted by Ronald D. Hedding | Oct 03, 2023 | 0 Comments

Let’s review what criminal charges you could face if you’re caught sexting with a minor in California. More and more these days, people are on their phones on the internet, and they get themselves caught up in a situation where they’re sexting with a minor. When this occurs, you face registering as a sex offender...

Finding the Right Attorney for an Attempted Rape Case

Posted by Ronald D. Hedding | Sep 22, 2023 | 0 Comments

An attempted rape charge is severe, and you’d be facing registering as a sex offender with your local law enforcement agency for the rest of your life. Under California Penal Code 664 PC, an unsuccessful attempt at a criminal act can be punished. An attempt is deemed a crime if you intend to commit the crime...

Human Trafficking Charges in Los Angeles

Posted by Ronald D. Hedding | May 25, 2023 | 0 Comments

Let’s review why authorities treat human or sex trafficking defendants so severely. I’m seeing people charged with sex trafficking and human trafficking at a record number.  They are trying to put those people away for many years in prison.  All sorts of different enhancements are being used to jack up the sentence... 

How Can a SART Exam Be Used to Defend a Sex Crime Case?

Posted by Ronald D. Hedding | Apr 14, 2023 | 0 Comments

Usually, when we talk about these SART exams, also called a “rape kit,” which stands for suspected abuse response team and is a term used to describe an evidentiary medical forensic exam. This means they’re examining you and trying to build a case that somehow you raped another individual, for example...

How to Get the Best Result in a Child Molestation Case?

Posted by Ronald D. Hedding | Apr 13, 2023 | 0 Comments

For those people who are charged with California Penal Code 647.6 PC child molestation, they’re facing prison time and a lifetime of sex registration. The critical thing is to start your course in defending yourself in the right direction, and that requires sitting down with a seasoned criminal defense...

How to Get the Best Result in a Statutory Rape Case?

Posted by Ronald D. Hedding | Apr 13, 2023 | 0 Comments

For those people who are charged with California Penal Code 261.5 PC statutory rape, they are facing the stigma of a conviction for this offense and also potential sex registration as part of their probation. By definition, rape involves having sexual intercourse with someone without their consent. In...

How to Get the Best Result in a Sex Trafficking Case?

Posted by Ronald D. Hedding | Apr 04, 2023 | 0 Comments

More and more today, as I continue in my career of over 30 years, I’ve seen the most prosecutions ever as it relates to sex trafficking-related offenses.  If you or a loved one is charged with one of these crimes, you’ve got to figure out your best course of action because you’re facing state prison, you’re facing...

Best Defenses for PC 261 Rape Cases in the CCB Court

Posted by Ronald D. Hedding | Dec 09, 2022 | 0 Comments

CCB, or the criminal courts building, also known as the Clara Shortridge Foltz Building, is the main downtown courthouse.  They prosecute many rape cases there because they handle a massive jurisdiction of cases. They have the most sex crime prosecutors in that particular courthouse at 210 West Temple...

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