Sex Crimes Attorney - Sex Offense Lawyer
Sex Crimes Defense Attorney - Sex Offense Lawyer
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When someone is arrested for a sex offense, such as child molestation, sexual assault, sexual battery, indecent exposure, lewd conduct, pimping, pandering or prostitution, too many people, including the news media, behave as if the arrested person has already been proven guilty. At the Takakjian, Sowers & Sitkoff LLP we are a sex crimes defense law firm, we will make sure the prosecution is held to the highest standard of proof and that your rights are protected.
It can be a terrible shock to learn you have been accused of a sex crime. Do not assume you can simply explain the situation and the officer or prosecutor will understand and simply drop the charges. They may be able to use your words and actions against you. Find a criminal defense lawyer you can trust, a sex crimes defense lawyer who will be on your side every day of this ordeal.
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Do you have questions about what will happen next? Do you know your rights?
You may be asking yourself:
"Should I go to the expense of hiring a Sex Crimes lawyer?" Yes!
Whether you feel you are guilty or innocent, you need a lawyer who is thoroughly experienced in handling difficult cases, a lawyer who will represent your interests, protect your rights, and fight for you in negotiations and in the courtroom to get your case dismissed. If you have been charged with child molestation, sexual assault, sexual battery, lewd conduct, prostitution, pimping or another sex offense in Los Angeles County, Ventura County, or Orange County, we have an office near you. Our fees are reasonable and we can help you!
- With more than 75 years of criminal prosecution, criminal defense, investigation, and judicial experience, the sex crimes defense lawyers at Takakjian, Sowers & Sitkoff LLP have the ability to get your case dismissed or get you through this with as few consequences as possible.
- A sex crimes conviction can mean long-term prison time
- A lifetime of having to register as a sex offender with local law enforcement no matter where you live. California Megan's Law sex offender locator site.
- You may have to submit to AIDS testing and be required to take an AIDS Education program.
- A sex offense is a serious charge that needs to be dealt with by experienced sex crimes defense lawyers.
- No matter what the charges against you are, you have rights guaranteed by the Constitution. Our attorneys will protect your rights vigorously from the time you first call us until the case is resolved.
- The "Statute of Limitations" for filing sex offense charges may have expired. The statute of limitations for California Penal Code section 288 and 288.5 (child molestation under 14 years of age) used to be six years. However, a new statute extends that period one year from the date of report to law enforcement by a person who alleges that while they were a minor, they were a victim. Our sex crimes attorneys can determine whether the charges can survive a statute of limitations violation.
- False accusations of a sex offense can destroy a reputation.
- Our sex crime defense law firm has the resources necessary to investigate the charges against you and question witnesses.
- Our sex crimes attorneys have handled the full range of sex offenses for our clients including rape, statutory rape, spousal rape, date rape, child molestation, sexual battery, lewd conduct, pandering, prostitution, pimping, child pornography, and other charges.
What is Megan's law?
By law, persons convicted of specified sex crimes are required to register as sex offenders with a local law enforcement agency. Sex Offender Registration and Exclusion Information Megan's Law (California Penal Code section 290.46) was passed by the California Legislature in 2004. Megan's law allows the public to access the Internet to see detailed information on sex offenders required to register with local law enforcement. Previously, the information was available only by personally visiting police stations. For more than 50 years, California has required sex offenders to register with their local law enforcement agencies. Now their whereabouts is available online: California's Megan Law sex offender locator site.
Registered sex offenders are required to update their information annually, within five working days of their birthday. Some sex offenders must update more often: transients must update every 30 days, and sexually violent predators, every 90 days. The Sex Offender Tracking Program keeps track of the next required update, and if a registered sex offender is in violation of the update requirements, the Internet web site will show the registrant as being in violation. Summary of California Law On Sex Offenders
Megan's Law is named after seven-year-old Megan Kanka, a New Jersey girl who was raped and killed by a known child molester who had moved across the street from the family without their knowledge. All states now have some form of a Megan's Law for sex offenses.
The law is not intended to punish the offender and specifically prohibits using the information to harass or commit any crime against an offender.
Have you been arrested or are you under investigation?
If you have been arrested for a sex crime, such as child molestation, sexual assault, sexual battery, lewd conduct, pimping or prostitution or if you have been questioned in a sex offense case, do not talk to anyone until you have talked to a sex offense lawyer at Takakjian, Sowers & Sitkoff LLP. We are former deputy district attorneys and we are on your side. Our criminal defense lawyers are ready to protect your rights and develop your defense strategy.
Can I have my Sex Offender case reduced to a misdemeanor and dismissed? And must I still register as a sex offender?
Yes, pursuant to California Penal Code section 1203.4, someone who is convicted of an offense and fulifills all of the conditions of probation, is generally entitled to be released from "all penalties and disabilities" resulting from that conviction. However, under the California Penal Code section 290.007, "Any person required to register pursuant to any provision of the "Sex Offender Laws" must continue to register despite the conviction being dismissed pursuant to 1203.4 of the Penal Code.
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Takakjian, Sowers & Sitkoff LLP is a California Bar sex crimes law firm. Please call us, we have offices throughout Southern California including Ventura County, Orange County, or Los Angeles County.
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