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Being investigated or charged with a sex crime is among the most emotionally draining experiences a person and their family could ever go through. Nowadays, sex crimes are the top story on every news outlet. Being charged with a sex crime is worse than being charged with murder. The public often forgets that when a…

4th Degree Child Abuse: Everything You Need to Know The mention of child abuse brings to mind a monster in a dark dungeon inflicting harm on a child. While that could be true to some extent, some forms of child abuse may be subtle. With that said, even the most seemingly harmless of actions can…

3rd Degree Child Abuse: Everything You Need to Know Victims of child abuse are often defenseless. That means child abuse offenses are taken very seriously by law enforcement authorities and can have drastic consequences on the offender, if convicted. In most cases, a child abuse conviction will result in probation, imprisonment, and being listed on…

2nd Degree Child Abuse: Everything You Need to Know Michigan has some of the most intricate child abuse laws in the country. The state laws on child abuse are found under MCL 750.136b. A conviction for child abuse has several direct and indirect consequences. Some of the direct consequences include statutory penalties, such as probation…

1st Degree Child Abuse: Everything You Need to Know Child abuse and neglect are very serious offenses under Michigan state law. Upon conviction, an offender will be guilty of a felony or a misdemeanor, depending on the underlying circumstances, with penalties that can result in life in prison. According to childhelp.org, a report of child…

Expungement Laws in Michigan: Recent Updates Michigan law offers an avenue for persons convicted of certain offenses to expunge their criminal records over the years. Having a person’s criminal record removed from the public records means their details will not appear on background checks when seeking employment, rental housing, or financial aid. However, the court,…

Michigan Stalking Laws: Everything You Need to Know Statistics show that 1 in every 12 women will be victims of stalking in their lifetime, compared to one in every 45 men, with 1.4 million people being stalked in America every year. Stalking can have a tremendous psychological impact on the victims, and it has been…

Is it Against the Law to Look at Child Pornography? Child pornography is a form of sexual exploitation that targets children. In modern times, child pornography presents itself in many forms, including over the internet, presenting law enforcement authorities with new challenges in combating child pornography cases. Usually, child pornography charges arise from producing, possessing,…

Sex Trafficking in Michigan: Everything You Need to Know Human trafficking is modern-day slavery and ranks second, after drug trafficking, as the largest criminal enterprise in the world. Statistics show that human trafficking affects approximately 4.8 million victims, 51% of which are women and 20% young girls, exploited as commercial sex workers. According to official…

Is Sextortion a Crime? Technology has transformed every aspect of our lives, changing the way people communicate, along with how people share information and knowledge. Today’s generation has become so accustomed to it that it’s unimaginable how the world ever worked before without it. With that said, in the hands of criminals, technology can be…