Sex Crimes

A Florida county recently voted to ask its county attorney to draft new, more restrictive regulations concerning registered sex offenders. While the Lake County attorney will draft ordinances for the commission, she warned them that legal challenges could arise.The...

In the wake of the Penn State scandal, sex crimes against children have become a favorite topic for both local and national news media.Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky has been charged with 40 crimes stemming from the alleged sexual...

Many people feel safer because of sex offender registration laws, but few pause to consider that these laws leave convicted sex offenders with little or no housing options. Even if a registered sex offender is able to find a community where he is allowed to live, he...

For members of the online community known as "Dreamboard," their dream of viewing, downloading or distributing child pornography has come to an end.In the largest international child pornography prosecution thus far, the Department of Justice has charged 72 people for...

Criminal defense against sex crimes charges such as child pornography, prostitution and sexual battery requires an aggressive legal strategy from the outset. Particularly in cases involving solicitation of minors or related sex crimes against children, law enforcement...

On behalf of posted in Sex Crimes Jessica's Law is the informal name given to a 2005 Florida law, as well as laws in several other states, designed to punish sex offenders and reduce their ability to re-offend. A version of Jessica's Law,...

During an April hearing in New York, former professional football player Lawrence Taylor was designated a Level 1 sex offender after pleading guilty to two Class A misdemeanor sex crimes. Because Taylor lives in Pembroke Pines, Florida, he will have to register as a...