Tampa, Florida, Sex Crimes Attorney
Joseph J. Registrato, Attorney At Law in Florida
Being charged with a sex crime can be devastating to any person, and has severe impact on a person's family and friends. It almost always follows you the rest of your life. Even some consensual sex acts are considered crimes that can result in a person being labeled as a sexual offender or sexual predator. No person should try to defend himself or herself in sex crime prosecution, but should always get the help of an experienced attorney.
Defending any and all sex charges
Romeo and Juliet Law: This law permits certain convicted sex offenders from having to register as a sexual offender. A person may exercise this right as long as he or she has no other sex crime convictions on his or her record, was no more than four years older than the victim and the victim was between the ages of 14 and 17 at the time of the offense.
False accusations of child molestation: During a divorce proceeding, one parent may falsely accuse the other of sexually abusing the children in order to gain an advantage in the divorce. We remain alert for these possibilities.
Juvenile sex crimes: Legitimate juvenile sex crimes are serious and require swift action by the police and state. In some cases, however, juvenile sex crimes amount to teenagers experimenting with each other are only "crimes" because the law defines them as such. We don't think that teenagers involved in such acts should be punished as criminals and will work to avoid this result.
Solicitation for sex: Solicitation is a "talking crime" which occurs when a person makes a statement or asks a question, usually to an undercover police officer. These "talking crimes" do not result in harm to anyone, but some of them carry extreme penalties. We work to avoid this result.
Some of the questions we ask when considering a sex crime case include the following:
Important questions
- Who is making the allegation, what is his or her age, and is he or she competent to testify in court?
- Will hearsay evidence be necessary to convict you of the crime, and to whom did the person or child make statements that incriminated you?
- How long ago did the alleged offense occur, and in cases where that time period is lengthy, what was the reason for the delay in prosecution?
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