Sex crimes are a very sensitive subject that nobody wants to talk about. However, it’s important that you get a skilled and experienced criminal defense attorney to help you if you have been charged with a sex-related crime. This could be anything from indecent exposure or touching to child molestation or even sexual assault. Many times these cases are filed as felonies and can result in lifetime registration and prison time, as well as other penalties.
Even just the allegation of a sex-related crime can cause tremendous turmoil in a family and an individual’s life. It is common to see police officers and prosecutors overcharge sex-related crimes. This means that they are charging crimes that they cannot prove, but they do this to try to get a defendant to accept a plea bargain to a lesser offense. Sex-related crimes need to be thoroughly investigated and adequately defended to avoid the terrible consequences of a sex crime conviction.