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Orange County
Sex Crimes Defense Attorney
The Law Offices of Elia A. Naqvi defends clients charged with sex crimes with vigorous and aggressive representation. In California, sex offenses are aggressively prosecuted and heavily punished. They include a variety of criminal sexual behaviors and are typically charged as felonies, though some lesser offenses are charged as misdemeanors.
Although the penalties for sex crime convictions are severe and can be life-changing, there are a number of defenses available that Attorney Naqvi knows how to effectively apply. She handles all types of sex crime matters. Attorney Naqvi recognizes that sex crime charges are fraught with emotions of fear, shame and condemnation by the society.
Attorney Naqvi’s thorough understanding of this complex and unique area of the law makes her especially qualified and capable of providing you unsurpassed legal advice and representation.
Trust in someone who knows the law and the court system. Attorney Elia Naqvi has been working solely as a criminal defense attorney for more than 8 years.
She does not do anything but criminal defense. Moreover, she handles all her cases personally. Your case will be handled by the attorney that you hired, not by an unknown attorney.
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Sexual Offender Registration (Penal Code 290)
Sex crimes are subjected to the most draconian and severe punishment. Part of that punishment is the life-long, mandatory registration as a sex offender, pursuant to California’s Penal code section 290. This registration is mandatory for number of sex crime charges, such as lewd and lascivious act on a minor under 14 years, rape, indecent exposure etcetera.
Registration is, perhaps, one of the most devastating penalties that may be imposed in connection with a sex crime, as the social stigma and lifestyle restrictions that it places upon an individual can be dramatically life changing.
This registration information can also be posted by the Department of Justice on the Megan’s Law website for the world to see. In order to avoid these severe penalties, it is critical that the accused contact a seasoned criminal defense lawyer, like Attorney Naqvi, who specializes in California sex crime defense.
We know what it takes to successfully defend their clients charged with these types of offenses and do so employing only the utmost skill and integrity. Attorney Naqvi also specializes in getting you off the Megan’s Law website if you are already listed on that website.
Bail and sex crimes :
When arrested for a California sex crime, the accused is permitted to post bail, to be released on his or her own recognizance (a.k.a. OR release) or will be denied bail, based on the specific crime alleged. Whether or not the individual’s bail may be modified without a hearing will also depend on the charged offense. An experienced sex crime defense attorney is the key to navigating this system with ease and understanding.
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What are Sex Crimes?
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There are various sex offenses that are commonly charged California sex offenses,
such as:
Internet pornography targeting a minor (otherwise known as sexually exploiting a child) may be charged when an adult knowingly develops or exchanges any data or images that depict a minor engaged in sexual conduct. Advertising or distributing obscene materials or possessing such materials with the same content can also result in criminal charges within state or federal courts.
Lewd or lascivious acts, California Penal Code 288, may be filed as a felony against an individual who willfully and purposefully commits a lewd or lascivious act with a child under the age of 14 or as a misdemeanor or felony against a person who does so with a child who is 14 or 15 years old if the accused is at least 10 years older than the child.
Rape may be charged when an individual has sexual intercourse with another (who is not the spouse of the accused) either against that person’s will or without that person’s consent. Spousal rape will be charged under the same circumstances when the alleged victim and the accused are married. Statutory rape may be charged under any circumstances where the alleged victim is a minor.
Indecent exposure
may be filed when an individual either exposes him or herself or persuades another to do so in a public place (or in a private home without consent) that is either offensive or done to provoke vicious or lewd thoughts.
The criminal charges of prostitution (California Penal Code 647b) and/or pimping and pandering will result if an individual solicits a prostitute, runs a “brothel” also known as a house of prostitution or procures another for the purpose of prostitution. If the accused is pimping a minor or pandering with a minor, special penalties will apply.
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