Sex Offenses
Supreme Court Lets Child Porn Conviction Stand
In a recent opinion, the United States Supreme Court upheld the validity of a federal child pornography statute. United States v. Williams. In Williams, the Defendant, Williams, using a sexually explicit screen name, signed in to a public Internet chat room. A Secret Service agent had also signed in to the chat room under the moniker "Lisa n Miami." The agent noticed that Williams had posted a message that read:…
Read MoreSEX OFFENDERS AND MYSPACE
Recently, the Connecticut Attorney General wanted information from MySpace as to whether any registered sex offenders had a web page on My Space. At first News Corp, which owns MySpace, did not comply with the Attorney General's request, but eventually they turned over the information and also removed the profiles of over 7,000 MySpace participants from the site after identifying them as Registered Sex Offenders. Interestingly enough, though, MySpace does…
Read MoreUNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
Newsweek reported recently on the case of Eliot Spitzer, the disgraced former governor of the State of New York who resigned after his alleged dalliance with a prostitute in a Washington, DC hotel became public. So who brought the governor down? It would seem Osama bin Laden. What?? How, exactly, does one link the downfall of a New York State governor because of his purported tryst with a call girl…
Read MoreRECENT “SPIKE” IN “HOMELESS” PAROLED SEX OFFENDERS
A recent news report from the Associated Press (AP) revealed that, in California, since November 2006, there has been a 27% increase in the number of sex offenders who have reported that they are "homeless" and apparently this trend has little to do with a sagging economy. In November 2006, California voters voted to enact Jessica's Law, which provides, among other things, that sex offenders may not live within 2000…
Read MoreSTATUTORY RAPE LAWS
The recently reported pregnancy of sixteen-year-old television star Jamie Lynn Spears has drawn a spotlight on the issue of statutory rape and the different state laws that apply. While most high school aged people do not travel extensively interstate, apparently, given Ms. Spears' occupation, and her domicile in Louisiana and the baby's alleged father's domicile in Mississippi, and the fact that apparently Ms. Spears and the alleged father traveled to…
Read MoreINTERNET SEX CRIMES
The state and federal authorities are stepping up investigations into child pornography on the internet. New criminal laws are being created to deal with the prosecution of people who log onto child pornography sites and those who exchange child pornography pictures. Wallin and Klarich has been representing many people being investigated for or actually charged with child pornography both on the state and federal level. Too many times, we see…
Read MoreTracking for Sex Offenders
Under Jessica's Law, otherwise known as Proposition 83, sex offenders in California are to be tracked for life by satellite. The law was passed a year ago and requires sex offenders to be fastened with Global Positioning System devices (GPS). The GPS devices enable officials to track these sex offenders every move, even after they have completed parole. However, recent reports by top law enforcement officials indicate that for a…
Read MoreTRUE AND FALSE ACCUSATIONS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
Wallin & Klarich has been representing people accused of committing sex crimes for over 30 years. In that time, we have represented countless people accused of child molestation that they never committed. False allegations are common. Usually as a result of a nasty divorce/child custody proceeding, the child will disclose molestation regarding a parent. In other situations, it can be as a result of a child that has a motive…
Read More“Statutory Rape” Law in California
Under California Law, it is illegal for any person to have consensual sex with any person who is under the age of 18. The applicable statute in California is penal code section 261.5, or "unlawful sex with a minor". It is important to understand that as the disparity in age between the alleged victim and the defendant increases, so does the potential punishment the defendant faces in criminal court. If…
Read MoreDEFENDING PERSONS ACCUSED OF SEX CRIMES
Wallin and Klarich has been successfully defending persons accused of California sex crimes for over 30 years. Being accused of a sexual offense in California can have a devastating impact on ones life. If convicted, such a crime would carry a life-time of registering as a sex offender. Wallin and Klarich knows what it takes to win. We have defended many people for alleged lewd conduct or child abuse and…
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