California Sex Crimes Defense Attorneys
What You Need to Know About Sex-Related Criminal Charges
Over the past 30 years Wallin and Klarich has probably defended more persons accused of sex offenses than any other private law firm in Southern California. We have been representing the California Teachers Association for well over 20 years. This means we are the lawyer that most school teachers and educators hire when they find themselves accused of a sex offense. Literally hundreds of clients have put their faith in our law firm when facing a serious sexual offense.
Wallin and Klarich has developed a unique understanding of how these cases work and an aggressive, thorough approach to defending them. Defending sex crime charges is a complex and specialized type of criminal defense. Few criminal defense lawyers have the experience, training and resources necessary to win a sex-related case.
Our law firm has handled many high profile sexual abuse cases involving school teachers, doctors and other professionals. We often appear on various radio and television programs as consultants when a sexual offense has received media attention. We have given seminars on how to properly defend sexual offense crimes for many years.
Many of our other clients in this area have been referred to us by other attorneys, judges or mental health professionals who recognize our reputation and track record.
Sex-related crimes defined by California law include:
- Lewd act with a child (molestation of a child under 14 years old)
- Molestation of a child 14 years or older
- Forcible rape
- Statutory rape (consensual intercourse with someone under the age of 18)
- Obligation to register as a sex offender with the local police
- Possession of obscene matter
- Indecent exposure
- Lewd act in public place
- Solicitation of prostitution
- Sexual battery (forcible sexual activity other than intercourse)
If you are convicted of a sexual offense in California you may be required to register as a sexual offender. This may require you to have your name appear on the internet. In addition this will require annual registration at the local police department where you reside.
Those convicted of a sex crime may be subjected to a lengthy prison sentence or a long probationary sentence with very difficult conditions imposed.
It is critical that you seek out the advise of an experienced criminal defense law firm when you are first accused of a sex offense. We have unfortunately seen how badly cases can be handled when a lawyer takes on a sexual abuse case without the adequate experience. We are often called up well after a case has commenced , after another attorney's actions or inactions has cost a client their freedom or family.
If Wallin & Klarich is able to start defending you early in the case, we can make arrangements to minimize the embarrassment and pain of being prosecuted for a sex crime. Rather than allowing you to be arrested at home or at work, we can contact law enforcement and attempt to arrange for you to turn yourself in. We can attempt to have you released on your own recognizance or on significantly reduced bail. And in some cases, we can negotiate with prosecutors before charges are filed, convincing them to file less serious charges than law enforcement requested, or sometimes no charges at all.
When defending a client against a sex crime charges, Wallin & Klarich mounts a thorough defense by often t arranging a psychological evaluation of the client. Many times, this evaluation shows that the client doesn't fit the sexual profile of the crime he or she is charged with. We will also often enlist the assistance of medical experts to review medical records as well as investigators to interview key witnesses. In some cases we are able to uncover a past history of dishonesty on the accuser's part; or evidence that the accuser has a motive to lie. .
