Sex Crimes Defense Blog

The Forensic Interview Process: At A Child Advocacy Center Once the child is at the CAC, the child will eventually be interviewed. Only the interviewer and the child will be in the room when the interview takes place. Whoever brought the child to the CAC will NOT be permitted in the interview room with the…

What is a Child Advocacy Center? If you have been charged with child abuse, the intervention of a Child Advocacy Center is important. Since the goal of this organization is to be a voice for a child, you must find and hire an attorney with experience working with these types of cases. Building a solid…

Nicole Has Been Forensically Trained NICOLE HAS BEEN FORENSICALLY TRAINED ON: ✔ HOW TO talk to a child ✔ HOW TO confirm a child knows the difference between telling the truth and telling a lie ✔ HOW TO question the child about the potential of misidentifying the perpetrator ✔ HOW TO ask questions of a…

What To Do When A Child Is Involved WHAT TO DO WHEN A “CHILD” IS INVOLVED – AS AN ACCUSER OR A WITNESS YOU MUST HAVE… A LAWYER WHO HAS BEEN FORENSICALLY TRAINED TO TALK TO CHILDREN. A LAWYER WHO KNOWS THE INS AND OUTS OF A CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER (“CAC”). A LAWYER WHO HAS…

POSITIONS OF AUTHORITY CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT FIRST, SECOND, THIRD & FOURTH DEGREE The elements of First, Second, Third and Fourth Degree Criminal Seuxal Conduct relating to someone who is in a “position of authority” was designed to prevent harm to individuals of a certain age or a certain vulnerability from actors with knowledge of the…

Criminal Sexual Conduct 3rd Degree: Person 13 thru 15 Criminal sexual conduct (CSC) is a term that refers to all sex offenses in Michigan. The four degrees of criminal sexual conduct cover different levels and complexities of sexual assault. The degrees are as follows: Crimes involving sexual penetration may be classified as 1st or 3rd-degree…

Being charged with any crime certainly can be scary, but being charged with a crime that involves Sexual Allegations, especially when the accusations are NOT TRUE, is a whole other level of scary. You need an attorney who isn’t afraid to stand up for you and won’t back down. An attorney who has years and…

The main difference between First Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct and Second Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct is whether or not the sexual act involved any type of penetration or did the sexual act involve any type of touching. If there was NO penetration, then Second Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct would be the proper charge. If charged…

AGE OF CONSENT THE AGE OF CONSENT IN MICH IGAN IS 16 YEARS OLD Statutory rape occurs when someone over the age of consent (16 years old and older) engages in any kind of sexual contact with a minor (15 years old or under). Per the law in Michigan, for purposes of Criminal Sexual Conduct…

CHILD TESTIFY IN COURT CHILD MUST TESTIFY IN COURT IN A CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT CASE In a Criminal Sexual Conduct case, if the accuser is a child, the child will HAVE to testify in Court. In fact, the child will have to testify on at least two (2) different occasions: 1. The child will have…