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 known to cause anxiety, depression, and insomnia to […]
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 Michigan State Police reports, Michigan ranks 10th among the […]
Michigan Sex Offender Registry Laws: What You Need to Know Michigan law enforcement authorities and prosecutors take sex crimes allegations and charges very seriously. That means, upon conviction, sex crime offenders will be required to register as sex offenders after facing lengthy jail or prison time and paying hefty fines. While the intentions of the Michigan sex offender registry laws are noble, the effect of […]
Past Sexual Conduct and Past Sexual Crimes Rule of Evidence HOW TO KNOW WHAT IS OR IS NOT ADMISSABLE WHEN CHARGED WITH A SEX CRIME CHARGE Navigating a sex crime charge can be devastating for both the defendant and the complainant. While the burden of proof lies with the prosecution, the jurors always have a general presumption of guilt on the defendant, in most sex […]
What is Rape Shield Law? Traditionally laws about criminal sexual conduct were for moral condemnation for women who were not considered “morally upright.” The law allowed for the admission of an accuser’s sexual history as evidence in a rape case. That means courts considered the complainant’s sexual history as evidence relevant to determining the truthfulness of an allegation. As a […]