Sex Crimes
Accused Of A Sex Crime?
Few charges have as much potential to destroy your future and reputation as sex crimes. Accusations alone can be isolating and harmful to your career and family life, but they are nothing compared to a conviction and lifetime enrollment on a registry.
To fight these consequences and protect your life and future, especially from false accusations, it is essential to hire a defense attorney as soon as possible. Preferably, one with extensive experience handling sex crimes on both sides of the judicial bench.
In New Jersey and Pennsylvania, those accused of any crimes, including sex crimes, can count on defense lawyer Robert R. Simons to take their defense. If you have been charged or are being investigated for any kind of sex crime, Robert Simons is the former prosecutor you want on your side to protect your rights and your future.
Robert R. Simons: Your Sex Crimes Defense Attorney
Given the gravity of sex crime accusations and the consequences of a conviction, you need to trust the attorney you ask to step in and defend you. Public defenders are an amazing resource, but they are often overworked and, therefore, unable to dedicate as much time and effort to each defendant under their care.
Instead, you want a dedicated criminal defense attorney who knows the ins and outs of local courts, who has experience with exactly the kind of sex crime you have been charged with, preferably both its defense and its prosecution.
Attorney Robert Simons started his career as a prosecutor in New Jersey, and only after covering a wide range of crimes, including a serial rape case, did he move to the other side of the courtroom and launch his own defense practice. A practice grounded in everything he learned as a prosecutor, and a firm conviction that the law required that everyone obtain a fair and exhaustive defense. And everyone includes you.
You Deserve A Strong Defense: No Matter The Sex Crime Charge
Sex crimes cover a huge variety of potential offenses and criminal charges. While they all touch on sexual topics or behavior, they vary wildly in severity, and each charge needs to be handled differently according to the types of evidence and legal statutes involved.
Defense attorney Robert Simons has handled most, if not all, sex crimes, including:
- Child Pornography (which is easier to be charged with than most realize)
- Other online sex crimes
- Criminal and Aggravated Sexual Assault
- Rape and Statutory Rape
- Criminal Sexual Contact and Aggravated Criminal Sexual Conduct
- Prostitution or Solicitation
It is also important to remember that the severity of these charges and their potential punishments vary with the circumstances of the crime and identity of the victim. Those involving children or the use of perceived violence or deadly weapons will always be more severe, for example.
The Consequences Of A Sex Crime Conviction
Most sex crimes are serious enough to be considered felonies, with associated prison time and hefty fines for a conviction. Even indecent exposure offenses can be sufficient to ruin your reputation and career, even if they do not send you to prison.
New Jersey classifies the baseline potential punishments for sex crimes according to their degree of severity:
- A First-degree conviction can get you 10 to 20 years in prison and up to $200,000 in fines.
- For a Second-degree conviction, you can face 5 to 10 years of prison and up to $150,000 in fines.
- A Third-degree offense conviction comes with 3 to 5 years in prison, but no more than $15,000 in fines.
- A Fourth-degree offense can get you up to a year and a half in prison, though fines do not exceed $10,000.
The legal penalties, unfortunately, are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the consequences of a sex crime conviction. You could be placed on the sex offender registry (and failing to register or notify appropriate authorities, for example, when you move, is a crime in its own right!), which is likely to impact your career options, housing, family court outcomes, not to mention your reputation.
Avoiding these consequences is why you need to contact an experienced attorney the moment you so much as suspect an investigation or an accusation. Once you are arrested, every second counts. The more time you give an attorney like Robert Simons, the more he can do to preserve both your future and your reputation.
Call Robert R. Simons Today!
If you or someone you love has been accused of a sex crime, you’ll need to act as quickly as possible to ensure their rights are shielded, and a proactive, thorough defense is launched.
In need of quality representation? Call The Law Offices of Robert R. Simons at (856) 245-6675 for a personalized, confidential case evaluation. Let Robert Simons get to work protecting your rights, reputation, and future today.
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