Category Archives: Sex Crimes
Adam Walsh Civil Commitment Case Reversed After Appellate Court Rejects Finding of Dangerous Sexual Offender
The U.S. Justice Department has studied, and found, that a majority of the nation’s incarcerated offenders have experienced some type of physical or sexual…
Are Federal Sentencing Guidelines Substantively Unreasonable in Child Pornography Cases?
Are Federal Sentencing Guideline Substantively Unreasonable in Child Pornography Cases? In July 2011, Thomas King was indicted by a Federal grand jury in Maine…
Thin-Skinned Prosecutor in Woody Allen Case Jumps Into Fray
Dylan Farrow’s “open letter” accusations of sexual abuse against Woody Allen in the February 1 edition of the New York Times awakened the proverbial sleeping dog.…
Deferred Adjudication is Conviction for Federal Sex Registration Purposes
Deferred Adjudication is Conviction for Federal Sex Registration Purposes Article 42.12, § 3d(a) of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure provides: “When in its…
Woody Allen Sees Renewed Allegations of Sexual Abuse
In a February 1, 2014 “Open Letter” to the New York Times, the adopted daughter of Woody Allen and Mia Farrow, Dylan Farrow, reignited a…
Child Pornography Case Overturned After Extreme Police Interrogation
US Court of Appeals finds extreme police conduct, circumstances of search and length of interview place suspect in custody and trigger Miranda Child pornography…
Compelled Admissions Made During Court Ordered Sex Treatment Inadmissible
Richard Roosevelt Bahr, Jr. is an admitted sex offender. In 2003, he was convicted in Wasco County, Oregon of third-degree rape—a Class C felony…
Wrongful Convictions Inevitable in Texas
The State of Texas has made it easier to convict individuals charged with sex crimes against children by allowing evidence of completely unrelated bad…
Federal Courts Conflicted Over Restitution in Child Pornography Cases
The Violence Against Women Act of 1994(“VAWA”) is a remedial statute that contains specific categories of compensable losses. The VAWA was codified in 18…
Restitution in Child Pornography Cases Gets Another Twist
When she was eight and nine years old, Amy was repeatedly sexually abused by her uncle. The uncle photographed the abuse and uploaded the…
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