Solicitation of prostitution is easily defined as asking someone to engage in a sexual act or lewd conduct in exchange for money or some other form of compensation. However, solicitation is just one crime that is covered by California’s penal code. It is also illegal to engage in prostitution, i.e. to perform a sexual or…
There are so many different charges that you could be facing if you are convicted of a crime. Assault and battery are two similar (but also very different) charges. Add in a sexual crime and it can be even more confusing. If you have been charged with sexual battery, it is important that you know…
In our world today, the internet is used for a multitude of things, including criminal activity. One of the criminal activities that the internet is used for is prostitution. If you arrange a time and place to meet someone after you have seen a post online offering sex, there is a chance that you can…
Exposing your genitals to others in public is considered indecent exposure. However, that is not always enough reason to be convicted of indecent exposure. There has to be a sexual component to it. Whether you are showing yourself off in order to make someone squirm or to get yourself off, you should get a lawyer…
The simple truth is that teenagers are having sexual intercourse, whether you want to believe it or not. Some of them are choosing wisely and spending time with others close in age while others are finding older people to share their time with. While sexual intercourse should be consensual (or it can be considered rape),…
Sexual crimes are often the ones people find the hardest to talk about, and they can be some of the most confusing. For example, what does the term “sexual battery” even mean? How is it different from rape? What do you have to do (or not do) in order for your conduct to be considered…
A recent story that’s made the news involves a California woman who plead guilty to stalking, in exchange for prosecutors dropping charges of certain sex offenses and other crimes. The story highlights how stalking and sexual offenses often show up together in a criminal case, which has implications for the kinds of charges people might…
Recently, Governor Jerry Brown signed a new bill into law that will change some of the penalties that juvenile offenders (i.e. those under the age of 18) might receive for certain sex crimes. Known as “Audrie’s Law,” this bill had been written in response to a case involving the sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl….
Recently in Murrieta, a man allegedly shot and killed his wife in their home. According to local news reports, he then transported her body to an off-site storage locker, returned to the home and set it on fire. Once the house was on fire, he called 911 and said his wife was trapped inside. When…
A high-profile murder case that recently made the news involves a USC graduate student who died from injuries allegedly sustained during a beating and attempted robbery. So far, four people have been arrested and charged in this case, all of them teenagers. Two of the teenagers are 18 and 19; the other two are juveniles,…
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