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John T. Floyd

Navasota, Anderson Sex Crimes Lawyer

John Floyd has over twenty years’ experience defending individuals accused of serious crimes including sexual assault and child sexual assault.  Mr. Floyd is Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and is rated as a Super Lawyer by Thomson Reuters.  He is a certified expert in criminal law and defends individuals who have been investigated or charged with serious allegations involving sexual crimes, including those falsely accused of sexual abuse involving children.  Mr. Floyd travels throughout the State of Texas, including Anderson and Navasota, and to federal courts nationwide representing individuals falsely accused of sex crimes.

 

Grimes County Sex Crimes Lawyer 

Federal and State Sex Crimes Lawyer in Grimes County, Texas

 

Allegations of sex crimes, especially those involving children are frightening and are very serious and require representation by a lawyer experienced in defending these difficult cases.

 

Sex Crimes Lawyer in Anderson/Navasota

 

If you need an experienced child sex abuse attorney, you need to know this:  Do not speak to investigators from law enforcement or child protective services without a lawyer.

 

Prosecutions in Grimes County

 

The Grimes County District Attorney’s Office has two prosecutors who are specially trained in prosecuting cases involving sexual abuse of children.

 

Grimes County records roughly 23 sexual assaults a year, of which 7 are recorded in Navasota.

 

As of October 2017, there were 67 registered sex offenders in Grimes County, 5 of who were registered in Anderson and 28 of who were registered in Navasota.

 

Increased Prosecutions Lead to Increase in Wrongful Convictions

 

The DA’s office has ramped up its prosecution of sex offenses, especially those involving children. The Grimes County district court has responded to this strict prosecution policy in child sex abuse cases with harsh prison sentences and hefty fines. A Navasota man was given three life sentences in a child sexual assault case in 2015 and the sentences were upheld by an appeals court in 2016.

 

“These are gut wrenching cases to try,” District Attorney Tuck McLain said after the jury verdict. “They are hardest on the child, but they take their on all involved. I am grateful to the jury for their attention and hard work. It is not easy to take the better part of a week and listen to this kind of testimony. Sometimes, I think they may need counseling after the cases end. They endured it and stood up for this young victim.”

 

With increased emphasis on child sex abuse prosecutions by the DA’s office, there will be false allegations, especially in divorce proceedings and other disputes involving child custody and blended families. Reputable studies reveal that false child sex abuse allegations are made in anywhere from 6 to 35 percent of these cases. Some of these will occur in Grimes County.

 

Navasota Sex Crimes Lawyer

The Texas Department of Public Safety’s Uniform Crime Report for 2016 found that the number of sex offenses in the state increased by 7.7 percent last year.

 

The Department of Family and Protective Services reported that of the 66,075 confirmed cases of child abuse in the state in 2016, nearly 6,000 of them involved sexual offenses. Many of these will ultimately prove to be false.

 

The John T. Floyd Law Firm defends against sex offenses throughout the state, and has extensive experience defending against the following child sex crimes:

 

 

Experience Counts in Sex Assault Cases

 

John T. Floyd is Board Certified in Criminal Law. He has successfully represented hundreds of individuals under investigation for serious sex crimes, often preventing criminal charges from being filed. He has compiled an impressive record of defending and winning many complex sex crimes cases involving false child sex abuse allegations. His success in these cases has been featured in media and newspapers across the State underscoring his stature as a criminal law expert.

 

John T. Floyd has used his extensive experience in child sex abuse cases to write exhaustively about the issue of false allegations in these cases. He has appeared on national news programs to provide expert commentary on high profile sex cases. Mr. Floyd understands how devastating a false child sex abuse allegation can be. The moment the allegation is made, a vicious stigma of guilt attaches that must be quickly, and convincingly, confronted to minimize its life-altering damage.

 

The John T. Floyd Law Firm has an experienced staff of investigators and paralegals that provide Mr. Floyd with the information and legal data necessary to prepare and present a successful defense, including but not limited to:

 

  • Securing statements that the alleged victim has made prior false sexual abuse allegations;
  • Interviewing witnesses, such as teachers and neighbors, about the alleged victim’s truthfulness;
  • Compiling client’s military records, criminal history (if any), education records, good character references, witnesses willing to testify for client, and polygraph examination results (if such a test is necessary to undertake);
  • A factual summary of the defense to be presented at trial;
  • A legal summary of the case law research conducted into relevant issues about the case;
  • Results of research into the police officers, forensic interviewers, social workers, and forensic psychologists the prosecution plan to use;
  • A detailed summary of interviews conducted with prosecution witnesses; and
  • A compilation of all the evidence gathered by defense investigators and experts showing client is not a pedophile.

 

Sex Offender Registration

 

Grimes County Sex Crimes Lawyer

 

4900 Woodway Dr.                                                   

Suite 725                                                                    

Houston, TX 77056                                                   

Telephone: 713-224-0101

 

Anderson is the county seat of Grimes County, which was named after Jesse Grimes, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, while Navasota is its largest city.  The historic Grimes County courthouse was built in 18 and is located at:

 

100 N. Main Street

Anderson, TX 77830