Category Archives: Sexual Abuse
The Dangers of Trial When Facing Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse
Child sexual assault cases can pose the most significant difficulties for criminal defense attorneys, especially in politically conservative states whose legislatures have erected evidentiary…
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,…
Unanimity of Jury Verdict in Continuous Sex Abuse Cases
Following the horrendous kidnapping and murder of nine-year-old Jessica Lunsford in 2005, Florida enacted Jessica’s Law. The statute was intended to create tough penalties…
Trainer Guilty of Coercing Dozens of Teen Athletes into Sex Acts
The sports world is still reeling from the Larry Nassar scandal—the tragic saga about the once well-respected doctor for the USA National Gymnastics team…
Rights of Crime Victims Disregarded by Federal Prosecutor
U.S. District Court Judge Kenneth A. Marra recently issued a ruling that federal prosecutors who negotiated a 2008 plea deal with billionaire Jeffery Epstein…
Calls for Vengeance from the Bench are Unjust
Michigan state court Judge Rosemarie E. Aquilina recently sentenced Dr. Lawrence Nassar to 40 to 175 years in prison in the wake of 156…
Texas Statutory Rape: The Romeo And Juliet Effect
Statutory rape is sexual intercourse with a person under the age of consent. In colonial-era America, the age of consent was 10 in some…
Trafficking, Prostitution at Texas Massage Parlors Leads to Crackdown
Texas has always maintained a colorful love affair with prostitutes. The Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) informs that as early as 1817 when Texas…
Texas Legislature, Gov. Address Improper Educator/Student Relationships
According to by Sen. Paul Bettencourt, the state of Texas has a “plague” in its school system—improper relationships between educators and students. Reportedly, this…
What to Know about Texas’s New Sex Crimes Against Children Unit
Crimes against children, especially sex offenses, receive more significant law enforcement attention that other criminal offenses. Texas is on the precipice of establishing a…
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