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What Happens if I Don’t Talk to a Detective? There are many reasons why the police may contact you, but what does it mean when a detective calls you? The most common reasons include if they believe you are a witness to a crime or are a suspect in a criminal investigation, with the latter…

Sexual abuse of a minor in the third-degree charges can be quite challenging and often requires working with an experienced sex crimes lawyer who will not back down. In Michigan, there are four different degrees of criminal sexual conduct, which are: There is a big difference between these different degrees of criminal sexual conduct. For…

What is Offensive Touching? Michigan law classifies criminal sexual conduct offenses into four different CSC degrees, which are: These classes of offenses then fall into two categories: offenses involving what is sexual penetration, which is either criminal sexual conduct 1st degree or criminal sexual conduct 3rd degree, and crimes involving unwanted sexual contact (harmful or…

Soliciting Prostitution Online Charges: What You Need to Know Prostitution is considered a serious crime. Paying someone money for sexual gratification is illegal in all states, except Nevada, which has controlled brothels. Besides the actual prostitution, solicitation of a prostitute is also a crime punishable by jail time and hefty fines, on top of other…

The worst thing about criminal sexual conduct (CSC degrees) and criminal sexual assault cases is the stigma surrounding the allegations and charges. Even without a conviction, your life will never be the same. This is especially true if the CSC charges involve a child. Our Michigan sex crimes lawyers are here to help you. While…

Sex Offender Polygraph Questions: Everything You Need to Know Across the United States, sexual assault offenses are among the top crimes that are being charged with the harshest of penalties. Upon conviction, an offender not only has to deal with the likely reality of confinement, but once their sentence is over, the punishment continues to…

Soliciting a Minor Sentence: Everything There is to Know If you are charged with the offense of soliciting a minor, or any other sex crimes involving a minor, you could be looking at a significantly harsh sentence. A sex crime involving minors is a felony in Michigan, even where sexual acts do not occur. The…

How to Beat a Failure to Register Charge In 2006, Congress enacted the Adam Walsh Act which created the guidelines for sex offender registration across all of the United States. Since then, states have been keeping public records of sex offenders for a specified time, based on the nature of the offenses that led to…

What Does it Mean When a Detective Calls You? It is not uncommon to receive a call only for the caller to introduce themselves as a detective and claim they “just want to talk” to you. Whether or not you were expecting it, the experience can be scary, and you may not know what to…

People make bad choices in life from time to time. Unfortunately, if your choices lead to the commission of a crime, the consequences of criminal convictions can be life-altering. One of the ugliest sides of a conviction is being placed on a public record, where anyone can simply look you up and see everything on…