A California man who posed as a firefighter and kidnapped and raped a 17-year-old girl has been convicted. A jury convicted 33-year-old Daniel Alfredo Flores of six counts of rape, and other counts of first-degree burglary, kidnapping and sodomy. The incident occurred in October 2005, when Flores pretended to be a firefighter and kidnapped the [...]
Monday, April 4, 2011
Sexting or the transmission of nude or sexually explicit images between teenagers and minors via cell phones, has posed several questions to Van Nuys child pornography defense lawyers and legal experts about the best way to handle this problem. However, even as states like California grapple with these offenses, a new genre of crime is [...]
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Los Angeles criminal defense lawyers are concerned about a proposed new law that will go before the Orange County Board of Supervisors next month would prevent registered sex offenders from entering parks and playgrounds. Violators could face misdemeanor charges. If the ordinance is approved, it would add to the restrictions that sex offenders in Orange [...]
Monday, November 29, 2010
A judge in Los Angeles has ruled that the provisions of a California law that restricts how close sex offenders can live from parks or schools is unconstitutional. Superior Court Judge Peter Espinosa made the ruling after a petition by four registered sex offenders, who argued that the law, called Jessica’s Law, is unconstitutional. Jessica’s [...]
Friday, November 19, 2010
More and more federal appeals courts are criticizing the exceedingly harsh prison sentences that are handed out to persons convicted of child porn-related offenses. In recent weeks, the second and third circuit courts have spoken out against the sentencing guidelines, saying that the existing guidelines are flawed. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals, in a [...]
Thursday, October 7, 2010
A new law that has just been passed in the city of Murrieta in Riverside County makes it tougher for sex offenders to rehabilitate themselves. The new law will create strict restrictions on where registered sex offenders can live after they have been released. The new law is very similar to Jessica’s Law, but it [...]
Friday, August 27, 2010
A new bill that has just been passed by the California Senate would increase prison time for sex offenders and extend parole terms for certain kinds of offenders. The bill, Chelsea’s Law, will now head to the California Assembly and if it passes, will end up on the desk of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to sign [...]
Friday, March 19, 2010
A court in Philadelphia has held that a school girl, whose sexually explicit images were found on a cell phone, cannot be forced to face charges of child pornography. It has been one of the more interesting cases featuring overly aggressive prosecutors and the defense of civil liberties. The entire controversy began when school officials [...]
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Nicole Howell’s worst nightmare came true when she was accused of having sex with one of her students. The finger was pointed at her by one of her own. A 16 year old male student of hers that claimed Nicole had sex with him. Her world was turned upside down as she defended herself from [...]
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Sex crimes are unique types of cases because they involve a crime against an individual’s body. Unlike many other types of criminal cases, sex crimes are not monetary crimes and do not involve a person’s property. In sex crimes cases, we are often dealing with a crime of power that can potentially create lasting psychological [...]
Friday, April 15, 2011
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