Category Archives: Sex Crimes Against Children

Oct 30 2021

Recanted Testimony in Child Sexual Assault Cases

Michael Charles Hill was convicted by a Hunt County, Texas jury in April 2012 for aggravated sexual assault of a child and indecency with…

Oct 27 2021

Federal Sex Crimes: What You Need to Know If You Are Charged

Sex offenses are among the most severe in Texas. If you or someone you love is accused of a sex crime in this state,…

Jul 31 2021

SANE Nurses: Medical Providers, Experts, Law Enforcement Investigators

There are roughly 3,000 certified Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (“SANEs”) in the United States. SANEs now operate in all fifty states and the District…

Jun 28 2021

The Pitfalls of Outcry Witness Testimony for the Unprepared

Article 38.072 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure—more commonly known as the “outcry” statute—is thorny legal terrain in child sex cases. The statute…

Jun 23 2021

The Inherent Prejudice of Extraneous, Bad Act, Evidence in Sex Cases

The rules of evidence generally prohibit the use of crimes, wrongs, or other bad acts to prove a person’s character to show that a…

Aug 29 2020

False Allegations Destroy Lives

A false allegation of child sexual assault can destroy a person’s life quicker and more thoroughly than any other crime of violence, including a…

Aug 07 2020

False Outcry Nearly Destroyed the Life Of Greg Kelley

In August 2013, Greg Kelley, an outstanding football athlete, was arrested on the campus of Leander High School in Leander, Texas, located in Williamson…

Aug 03 2020

Operation COVID Crackdown Targets Online Solicitation of Minors

The COVID pandemic has neither stifled nor hindered law enforcement undercover pedophile sting operations. Just last month, the North Dakota Human Trafficking Task Force…