Sex Crime Consequences

Sex crimes contain the elements of coercion, force, violence, threats and fear. Sex crimes refer to unwanted and non-consensual sexual contact. There are numerous sexual acts which are categorized as sex crimes in the United States. Depending on the facts surrounding the incident, the perpetrator can be sentenced to jail or prison, be required to pay fines, victim restitution, probation or parole, and in serious cases, face mandatory lifetime sex offender registration.

All sex crimes are serious in nature; however crimes involving minors and children incur the most severe penalties. For example, internet sex crimes such as possession of child pornography, child enticement, and child exploitation can be prosecuted as felonies. Furthermore, child molestation, child abuse, child rape, human trafficking, sexual battery, pimping and pandering can also be prosecuted as a felony offense depending on the facts surrounding the case. If you or someone you love has been accused of a sex crime, contact a Santa Barbara criminal defense attorney right away.

Law enforcement, prosecutors and judges take sex crime allegations very seriously, especially in the cases of children, minors or human trafficking. Often times sex crimes are charged in connection with other crimes such as kidnapping, unlawful confinement, or murder charges. Government entities have set up whole sting operations to uncover individuals guilty of committing sex crime offenses.

Sex crimes cover a wide range of offenses including rape, sexual assault, child molestation, lewd conduct, indecent exposure, rape, sexual harassment (as in the workplace), sexual abuse, child enticement, possession of child pornography, distribution of child pornography, prostitution, pandering, soliciting, date rape, statutory rape, failure to register and more.

Santa Barbara Sex Crime Lawyer

Sex crimes can be charged as either misdemeanors or felonies in the state of California. A sex crime conviction can bar you from accessing your children, and it can cause you to lose your job. If your job or education involves children or minors in any way, a conviction can destroy your career. Certain sex crime convictions require mandatory sex offender registration, which will destroy your reputation and it can complicate your personal relationships. If you have been accused of a sex crime, contact a Santa Barbara sex crime attorney from the Law Offices of Adam L. Pearlman without delay!

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