Tenacious Defense For High-Level Criminal Offenses
Sex crimes are serious and offer little opportunity for individuals to return to their normal lives if they are convicted. For example, when a person is charged with and convicted of rape in Indiana, they must register with the state’s sex offender registry. Inclusion...
Charges concerning sexual assault and rape are very serious under Indiana law. When facing these forms of criminal accusations, individuals should know that they have rights and options. They may even have options to prepare and argue defenses to their charges and...
Like many other states, Indiana has laws requiring those convicted of sex crimes to register as sex offenders. The requirement to register with local law enforcement can be either a 10-year requirement or a lifetime obligation depending on the crime that was...
Love knows no bounds, and it is not unusual for one adult to develop a sexual relationship with a much older adult. However, there are limits on such activities, specifically involving those below the age of consent under Indiana law. Indiana’s age of consent laws...
While facing allegations of any crime can be damaging for anyone, some crimes can create a major stigma and damage to ones personal and professional reputation regardless if a conviction results. Being accused of a sex crime is not a minor situation. Therefore,...
Indiana laws regarding rape and sexual assault are specific and cover a broad range of prohibited sexual acts and conduct. Many factors can influence the type and severity of sex crime charges against an individual, including but not limited to the alleged victim’s...
All it takes is a few seconds alone in the room to take a sexy snapshot and send it on its way to someone else. Sharing these kinds of intimate images and making videos of sexual acts have become mainstream behaviors. There's no shame in using technology to help boost...
There’s no disputing that most people are inclined to give the benefit of doubt to an alleged victim targeting another person in a sex crimes case.How flatly horrific is it when a claim of rape, assault or other criminal conduct is untrue? And what if it is made...
A notable fact concerning a sex-crime accusation is that it can have devastating consequences for an alleged offender, even absent a subsequent conviction.Sex crimes come with a stigma - sometimes permanent - for any Indiana resident accused of wrongful behavior. The...
The conviction of the powerful movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has changed the way many think about cases of rape and sexual assault. Prosecutors and women’s rights advocates are hailing it as a large win. But what, if anything, does it really change about the way...