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Sex Offense Defense Lawyers for Minors If your child is being accused of a sex crime, it is of the utmost importance that you immediately contact an experienced and aggressive legal defense to guard your child from consequences that could haunt them for the rest of their lives. In an effort to clamp down on sex crimes, many charges can be quickly embellished and have your child facing very similar if not exact consequences as that of an adult. If an allegation of a sexual nature has recently been brought against any of your children and an investigation is underway, you must act now to protect your children's rights during the number of investigations that will occur. Even if an investigation has not begun, it is crucial that you form a defense before it is too late. Once an official investigation commences, life is turned upside down for a defendant very quickly. Items that seem harmless can often lead to sex crime charges, such as photos on Myspace, Friendster, Facebook, cell phone photos, and other things that your child is exposed to on a daily basis. Pictures that may have been taken in misunderstanding or even just a poor decision can put your child into a position of being charged with child pornography, amongst other things depending on how the pictures were found and other factors leading up to exposure. It is also very important to know that adults are not the only ones required to register as sex offenders in Washington State. In the event that a child is charged and convicted of a sex offense they also must register as sex offenders until a Court suspends that requirement, which can be doubtful. Jail sentences of several years can be handed down, the social stigma can follow them well into adulthood preventing employment, future relationships, proper adult development, and countless other lasting consequences, unless a proper defense is assembled and helps guide you out of a legal storm that would otherwise seem insurmountable and unavoidable. In the event that a conviction does occur, there are alternative sentences that can help a child avoid more severe punishments' likely to befall the unprepared. For some minors, the law in some instances does allow for some alternative options to imprisonment for selective sex crimes. The qualifications for alternative sentencing are not based on age alone, but rather the minor must be evaluated and it must be established that they are in admission of their crimes, be seen as low risk to offend again, be willing to undergo treatment, and not be a serious threat to their community. A person allowed this alternative sentencing can stay within the community but must take part in treatment for up to twenty four months. Although this alternative sentencing is still a punishment to be taken extremely serious and is in no means a "get out of jail free card," it does allow the juvenile to be around their families as to be supported in a time of adjustment to the reality of the situation and allows the family to be a much bigger part of the process. Call toll free: 1-866-LAW-2345, or e-mail us as soon as possible and begin your defense today. Attorneys at our Kent, Washington law office defend adults and juveniles in the Seattle-Tacoma area and throughout the state. For information about some areas of our practice, see: |
