Sex Offenses
Sexual Abuse and Domestic Violence Charges in California
I am falsely accused of sexual abuse and/or domestic violence. Do I need a sexual abuse attorney and/or a domestic violence attorney? Sexual abuse in California is not a specific charge, but a blanket term for many criminal charges that have to do with unwanted or inappropriate sexual contact. Criminal charges that might be considered sexual abuse include: Any sexual contact with a child, especially long-term contact Rape, including spousal…
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Internet Sex Crimes in California Includes Obscene Electronic Communication With Minor
Be careful who you chat with on the Internet With the advent of the computer world, there is more and more legislation regarding proper and improper use of the internet. Recent California laws make it a crime to e-mail or electronically communicate with a child under 18. (288.2, 288.3, and 288.4 of the California Penal Code.) In certain situations, even mistake of age could still get you in trouble with…
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California Appeals Attorneys Gets Three Strikes Felony Sentence Reversed
Federal Court of Appeal reverses 28 years to life sentence based upon three strikes felony law, proving you should never stop fighting your conviction of sentence by hiring an experienced California criminal appeals attorney The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a 28 year to life sentence that was handed down to a California man who failed to register as a sex offender. The Court of Appeal in Gonzales…
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Sex Offenders to Lose More Privacy Rights in New 2009 Law
Government Robs Sex Offenders of Their Privacy Rights A Georgia law set to take effect on January 1, 2009 would require sex offenders to hand over their Internet passwords, screen names, and e-mail addresses to law enforcement authorities. This would allow law enforcement officers to read e-mails between sex offenders and their family members. One concern about this law is that it delves deep into the offenders' privacy rights. Another…
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Los Angeles Attempted Rape Charges Decend on LAPD
LAPD officer arrested on accusations of attempted rape An off-duty LAPD officer was arrested Sunday December 7, 2008 in connection with an alleged attempted rape in Los Angeles. The incident allegedly occurred after a Los Angeles Police Department-sanctioned holiday party at a hotel near Los Angeles International Airport. Officer Eduardo Bermudez, a 29-year-old member of the Pacific Area Patrol Division, was off duty during the time of the incident and…
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California Sex Crimes and Internet Crimes Involving Minors
Sexual Internet Crimes The internet gives us the freedom to look at anything we want. But what happens when looking is not enough? People will often look at adult content on the internet and some of it is not adult at all. This brings us to the act of looking at underage photos and/or videos on the internet. But what happens when those people who look at underage photos and/or…
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Child Abuse Central Index: How to Remove Your Name
I JUST FOUND OUT THAT MY NAME IS ON THE CHILD ABUSE CENTRAL INDEX; WHAT CAN I DO TO REMOVE MY NAME. Within 5 business days of the county submitting information to the Department of Justice (DOJ) to list any individual on the Child Abuse Central Index (CACI), the county is supposed to provide you with written notice. It is very important that the person to be listed on the…
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Sexual Assault Conviction Overturned on Fair Trial Violation
Nebraska Supreme Court Overrules Sexual Assault Conviction The Nebraska Supreme Court overturned a 2006 sexual assault conviction on Friday October 24, 2008 after hearing defendant Steven Parker's case. Parker, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, was convicted of first degree sexual assault in 2006 and sentenced to 10 to 16 years in prison. During his 2006 trial, the trial judge ordered that a screen be put between Parker and the accuser, an…
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Felony Assault and Solicitation Charges against LA Police Office
LAPD officer charged with soliciting sex and sexual assault in Los Angeles to a young west LA woman Officer Russel Mecano was charged Tuesday November 4, 2008 with one misdemeanor count of solicitation of prostitution and felony counts of sexual battery by unlawful restraint, penetration by a foreign object by a public official, and penetration by a foreign object under duress. The 40-year-old eight-year veteran of the LAPD officer was…
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Former Georgetown Police Officer Convicted of Rape
Former police officer convicted of raping a drunk woman after responding to a domestic disturbance call Jimmy Lewis Fennell Jr., a former police officer in Georgetown, Texas, was convicted on Friday September 19, 2008 of raping a drunken woman after responding to a domestic disturbance call. The 35-year-old former officer plead guilty back in May 2008 to "kidnapping and improper sexual activity with a person in custody." The state District…
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