Sex Crimes

Sex crime charges are potentially the most destructive criminal charges in Louisiana. A conviction can land you on Louisiana’s sex offender registry for life, keeping you from finding a decent place to live or work or ever enjoying a reasonable quality of life. For some, conviction means never getting out of jail, or trading jail for an involuntary civil commitment for an indefinite period of time. Even a false accusation without any conviction can tarnish your reputation and leave you with a stigma that destroys your professional, social and even family life.

Don’t Let the Stain of a Sex Crime Accusation Ruin Your Reputation

Sex offenses are a serious and sensitive matter that should be approached with the aid of an experienced Louisiana Sex Crimes Defense Lawyer who understands what is at stake and how the charges should best be dealt with. Sex Crime charges are outright embarrassing, but don’t let that keep you from fighting them.

A false accusation in a sex crime without any conviction has the power to tarnish your legacy and reputation, leaving you with a stigma that destroys your professional, social and even family life.

The police and prosecutors know how embarrassing it is to be charged with a sex crime, be it rape, sexual battery, molestation, aggravated crimes against nature, or pornography. In Louisiana, a person convicted of 1st degree rape will receive a mandatory life sentence, and some sex crimes can land you in jail for 99 years if convicted after trial. Law enforcement agencies use that knowledge to pressure you into a confession and guilty plea to avoid the embarrassment of a public trial. The police aren’t trying to do you any favors, though; they are trying to clear the case and secure a conviction as easily as they can. The truth is the evidence they have against you may not be strong enough to get a conviction on the charges they filed, and you may have valid defenses against the charges. Defenses often available in sex crime prosecutions include:

  1. Misidentification of you as the perpetrator
  2. Act was consensual and not unlawful
  3. Unlawful entrapment in a police “sting”

 

Pleading guilty may or may not be in your best interests. You’ll benefit from the advice of an experienced criminal defense attorney who can get you the best result whether you decide to fight the charges or take a plea. Pleading guilty without the help of an attorney can result in excessively severe punishment, including a lifetime on the Louisiana sex offender registry.

Louisiana Sex Offender Registration

Conviction of any number of dozens of sex offenses can put you in the Louisiana Sex Offender Registration System. This is a public database with your name, picture and address. Anyone can search you by name or find you by the neighborhood you are living in. People can print out flyers and post them around the neighborhood or hand them out on your street.  Some of the offenses that can land you on registration are:

  • First Degree Rape;
  • Forcible Rape;
  • Second Degree Rape;
  • Simple Rape;
  • Third Degree Rape;
  • Sexual Battery;
  • Second Degree Sexual Battery;
  • Aggravated Kidnapping;
  • Simple Kidnapping;
  • Simple Kidnapping;
  • Molestation;
  • Aggravated Crime Against Nature;
  • Human Trafficking;
  • And More.

Placement on the registry, in most cases, can be a lifetime commitment. You must report to the sheriff regularly forever and update any change in your address within 48 hours of moving. Failure to register or update changes is a federal crime that can send you to prison.

Every sex crime are serious crimes, so get strong, effective representation on your side from experienced, skilled and knowledgeable Louisiana sex crimes defense attorney.

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