Charges for statutory rape are probably something you never saw coming. Maybe you started dating a girl who said she was 18 (but turned out to be 14) while you're 25, or you started hanging out with a man who said he was 21 when he was really only 15. The age of...
Sex Crimes
Texas cracking down on teachers who have relationships with kids
Texas is looking into creating harsher penalties for teachers who participate in sexual relationships with students, according to a report from Jan. 26. The news reports that this determination was made after a teacher in Dallas was alleged to have slept with a...
Sexual assault: How social media can help
There are several defenses for sexual assault, and social media can be a friend to you when it comes to proving your innocence. Here's an example: If you take a girl or boyfriend out to dinner and have a message afterward that says, "thank you for dinner," you can...
You can fight back against sexual assault charges
Sexual assault is a serious violation of the law in Texas. Sexual assault is more commonly known as rape, which can be aggravated or non.Aggravated rape is an aggressive crime. This typically refers to forcible rapes. Statutory rape, on the other hand, may be with a...
Sexual assault charges pressed near Texas State University
With clowns in the news and more people on edge fearing assault and attacks, it's not surprising that an area that had an alleged clown sighting has also reported a sexual assault near the Texas State University campus. When there are threats to public safety, it's...
Solicitation is a crime, even when it doesn’t take place
Even though solicitation isn't sexual in itself, soliciting someone for sex is a crime. Criminal solicitation includes requesting, demanding or encouraging someone to engage in criminal conduct. Usually, this means the solicitation of prostitution, but it can apply to...
Can you get off a sex offender registry?
Is it possible to get off a sex offender registry?It's possible. For some people, being charged with a sex crime doesn't mean a lifetime on the registry. There are laws that do provide for the removal of a person's information from these registries. The way to remove...
You can fight back against indecent exposure charges
Indecent exposure can land you in hot water with the law. Even if you're not exposing yourself to a minor or others, if you're caught in public, you could be accused of sex offenses and even put on the sex offender registry.That's not fair when your intentions weren't...
Sex offender ordinances draw criticism
If there is a so-called "pedophile-free zone" in an area, is that legal? As someone who may be on a sex offender list, you know there are always some restrictions you'll need to face. Should you be painted with the same brush as others who are violent or dangerous...
You can defend against date rape charges
Everyone knows that non-consensual sex is rape, and you can be charged for raping someone. However, what happens when consensual sex suddenly isn't? What can you do if you're being accused of raping someone who was willing to sleep with you?Each state is different...