Sex Crimes
Minnesota Prostitution Charges: Common Myths
There are many common misconceptions about Minnesota’s prostitution laws. In this article we’ll debunk many of the prevalent myths about prost...
Prostitution in Minnesota: Criminal Charges, Penalties and Defenses
This article is meant to educate on the dangers of and defenses against a criminal charge of prostitution. We will cover both the issues that a pr...
Factors Affecting Prostitution Conviction Sentencing
Prostitution is illegal in every state except Nevada, which heavily regulates the industry. In accordance with many laws dealing with sexual infracti...
Fighting Indecent Exposure Charges
In many cases, indecent exposure amounts to a mere misdemeanor. However, those charged often face stigmatizing consequences that may include being r...
Facing Charges for Lewd and Lascivious Acts
Various types of sexual conduct can be considered lewd and lascivious acts punishable by criminal charges. If you find yourself facing these types...
GHB and Date Rape Laws
In an effort to reduce date rape and prevent date rape from occurring, there have been both federal and state efforts. In particular, the federal l...
Child Abuse Charges in Florida
Many charges of child abuse in Florida are often made erroneously when the full circumstances of a child injury are not understood. If you are cha...
Date Rape Charges
The concept of date rape is a relatively new one. Before the raising of public awareness, it was just assumed that any sexual act that occurred on a d...
The Elizabeth Smart Trial: Week 1
The first week of the Brian David Mitchell trial has come to and end and it has not been boring. The issues with the Defendant’s in court conduc...
Falsely Accused of Child Molestation
False allegations of child molestation are different from most other criminal allegations due to their sexual context, which makes them emotionally ...
Statutory Rape: Punishment and Defense
Statutory rape is characterized as non-forcible sexual intercourse with a person who is younger than the statutory age of consent. The actual ages ...
Sex Crimes: Defense for Sexual Assault, Rape and More
Statistics concerning sexual assault and rape are eye-opening. For example, did you know that one in six women and one in 33 men will be sexually as...
Alleged Victims As Abusers
Under new Illinois law an alleged victim of non-consensual sexual conduct or penetration may now petition the court for a civil no contact order. ...
Sexual Battery Laws: State Laws on Sexual Abuse and Misconduct
Sexual Battery refers to sex crimes that are not covered by rape statutes, such as sexual abuse or sexual misconduct. Sexual battery is often characte...
Pandering: State Laws on Accepting and Promoting Prostitution
Crimes of "Promoting Prostitution" can come in both the first and second degrees, depending on the state in which the alleged crime occurred. A person...
Marital Rape Laws
Marital rape may be charged instead as assault, battery or spousal abuse. There is a marital exemption to the charge of statutory rape even if one of ...
Child Enticement Laws: Internet Based Child Luring Laws
Child enticement laws are based on using a computer to improperly contact, for sexual purposes, a minor child or encourage improper sexual conduct in ...
Charged with Statutory Rape: Underage Sex and Penalties
In the basic definition statutory rape can be described as someone over the age of consent having sexual intercourse with someone under the age of c...
Dealing with a Rape Arrest: What to Expect
If you are arrested and charged with rape, or any crime for that matter, you should expect specific procedures to occur. These include processing as...
Iowa Sexual Battery Laws
Sexual Battery in Iowa refers to sex crimes not typically covered by rape statutes, such as unlawful sexual contact. Sexual battery is often character...
Indiana Sexual Battery Laws
Sexual Battery in Indiana refers to sex crimes not typically covered by rape statutes, such as unlawful sexual contact. Sexual battery is often charac...
Defending Against Child Molestation Charges
Defending against child molestation allegations is difficult, especially if a child is the accuser. The presumption is that a child would not lie ab...
An Overview of Federal Rape Laws
Before the 1960s, state rape laws were mainly defined as "carnal knowledge of a woman not one's wife by force or against her will." This narrow defi...
Illinois Sexual Battery Laws
Sexual Battery in Illinois refers to sex crimes not typically covered by rape statutes, such as unlawful sexual contact. Sexual battery is often chara...
Georgia Sexual Battery Laws
Sexual Battery in Georgia refers to sex crimes not typically covered by rape statutes, such as unlawful sexual contact. Sexual battery is often charac...
Connecticut Sexual Battery Laws
Sexual Battery in Connecticut refers to sex crimes not typically covered by rape statutes, such as sexual assault. Sexual battery is often characteriz...
Florida Sexual Battery Laws
Sexual Battery in Florida refers to sex crimes not typically covered by rape statutes, such as unlawful sexual contact. Sexual battery is often char...
Hawaii Sexual Battery Laws
Sexual Battery in Hawaii refers to sex crimes not typically covered by rape statutes, such as unlawful sexual contact. Sexual battery is often charact...
Colorado Sexual Battery Laws
Sexual Battery in Colorado refers to sex crimes not typically covered by rape statutes, such as sexual assault. Sexual battery is often characterized ...
Arkansas Sexual Battery Laws
Sexual Battery in Arkansas refers to sex crimes not typically covered by rape statutes, such as sexual abuse or sexual assault. Sexual battery is ofte...
Wyoming Child Enticement Laws
Wyoming has child enticement laws that address general enticement of children and donât specify that the enticement must occur in a digital setti...
California Sexual Battery Laws
Sexual Battery in California refers to sex crimes not typically covered by rape statutes, such as sexual assault. Sexual battery is often characterize...
West Virginia Child Enticement Laws
West Virginia child enticement laws will center around the use of an electronic method to engage a child in improper and illegal sexual conduct. In or...
Arizona Sexual Battery Laws
Sexual Battery in Arizona refers to sex crimes not typically covered by rape statutes, such as sexual abuse or sexual assault. Sexual battery is often...
Wisconsin Child Enticement Laws
Wisconsin child enticement laws center around illegal interaction with minor children. In order for a person over the age of 18 to be convicted of ch...
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