Accused of a Sex Crime?

At the Santa Ana Law Criminal Defense Offices we represent good people that are accused of horrible crimes. Sex crimes can be some of the worst offenses that someone can be accused of. The challenge for you if you have been arrested for any of these types of criminal acts, from rape to prostitution, is that they potentially can ruin your career, your home life, in fact your entire life. Let us help. Whether you made a mistake one time online in a chat room or you have a mental illness we are here to help.

 

What are Sex Crimes?

A sex offender is a person who has been criminally charged and convicted of, or has pled guilty to a sex crime. Crimes requiring mandatory sex offender registration may include downloading pornographic material of persons under the age of 18, (child pornography), rape, statutory rape and even non-sexual offenses such as kidnapping. The term sexual offender is a broad term, with sexual predator being used to describe a more severe physical or repeat sexual offense. In Santa Ana California, the person, if convicted, is most likely required to register with the sex offender registry, a database that is often public and accessible to everyone through the internet. If you have been accused of any type of sex crime please do not think you can just explain it away. You need help and you need the experience of a law firm that focuses their efforts on defending those accused of sex crimes and practices in your local area. That is why if you have been accused of any of the sex crimes that we list here on our web site you need to contact the Sex Crime Defense Attorneys of Santa Ana.

 

What is Child Pornography?

First of all before we even describe it, you must be aware that if you have been charged or even believe you are going to be charged with child pornography call our office right now. We have successfully defended people accused of child pornography for years. Especially with the advent of the Internet more people are arrested for child pornography then ever before. In most of these defenses we raise the fact that you were unaware of what you were doing. Although this is not an excuse there are issues to explore and if you are a good person that made a bad mistake please don’t pay for that mistake with your life. Call the Santa Ana Sex Crime Defense Attorneys now for a confidential consultation. Call us toll free, call us with complete protection knowing that you are protected with anything you tell us and we are completely discrete.

This crime, child pornography, involves any visual or sexually explicit conduct involving a minor.  A minor is a child under the age of 18 years old.  In some states, there were images of children as young as an infant or toddler.  The images are of both girls and boys.  Pornography includes drawings, cartoons, paintings, film, video or a computer-generated picture.  Pornography is increasing due to the overwhelming use of the internet where it is mostly found.  It is not only a crime, but it is also child abuse.

Understanding Sexually Explicit Conduct?

Sexually explicit conduct includes sexual activity such as intercourse, perversion, brutality, masturbation, and showing the genitals.

  • These can be distributed in many forms including CDs, print, film, videotape, and can be placed on the web through bulletin-board systems (BBS) or chat rooms.
  • All states have laws regarding child pornography.  If a person violates federal laws concerning these images, they can also face federal charges. This is not a small issue, you need an experienced sex crime defense attorney and you need one that practices where you are being charged. If you or a loved one is facing charges in Santa Ana California then let us help. All we do in our Santa Ana Sex Crime law firm is defend those accused of any type of sex crime.
    The U.S. Department of Justice has set up funding for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s tip line (www.cybertipline.com).  This web site is used to report internet-related child pornography and other Internet-related sex crimes committed against children. Most people that are involved in child pornography are from one of the following ways:
  • People who are sexually interested in young children are known as pedophiles.
  • Teens who view child pornography to satisfy sexual fantasies or just for sick gratification are known as hebephiles.
  • People looking for new and different sexual stimuli.
  • Those who are curious.
  • People who set up web sites because they are interested in making money and require views to pay before viewing.
  • In the United States alone over a period of about a year, there were 1,713 males arrested, 91% were white, and 86% were older than 25.  
  • About 3% were younger than 18.
  • Approximately 1 in 5 people arrested had images showing rape, bondage or torture to children, some had motion and sound.
  • Forty percent of those arrested were double offenders.  They not only sexually assaulted children but they possessed child pornography also.
  • There were also offenders who attempted to sexually victimize children.  
  • Those solicited were actually undercover police officers who posed online as minors.
  • While we certainly do not condone this type of crime we do believe that everyone deserves an opportunity to have their side heard. We have found many people to have mental illnesses that cause them to act in ways that the normal person wouldn’t and because of this they commit these types of sex crimes. You made a mistake, let us help to put the pieces back.

 


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