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Sexual Battery and California Law. Temecula & Murrieta Criminal Defense Attorney

Often, folks don’t fully realize they’ve committed sexual battery. They believe they haven’t had contact with another in a way not allowed by law. The Law Office of Nic Cocis and Associates understands this, and we want to make sure our clients get authoritative representation according to the way California looks at Sexual Battery. California…

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Actor Shia LaBeouf claims he was sexually assaulted at a performance art exhibition

Actor Shia LaBeouf, best known for his role in the Transformers films as well as having played the love child of Indiana Jones, has been a Hollywood bad boy of late, getting into fights and getting arrested. According to an interview in Dazed and Confused Magazine, LaBeouf claimed that he was raped by a woman…

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Sexual assault charges have ended Bill Cosby’s career. |Temecula, Murrieta and Hemet Criminal Defense Attorney

If the accounts from at least 15 women are to be believed, a monster lurks behind the affable façade that Bill Cosby has cultivated over the years. Cosby, at age 77, is being rocked by numerous charges of sexual assault by numerous women, some going back decades. According to the accusations, Cosby was able to…

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Thermal Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Child Molestation | Temecula, Murrieta and Hemet Criminal Defense Attorney

Of all the crimes out there, those involving children are considered among the most reprehensible to society. This is why people accused of crimes related to child pornography or child molestation need a strong and thorough defense — no one condones these crimes, of course, but we shouldn’t condone wrongful convictions or miscarriages of justice,…

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Hemet Man Convicted After Being Linked to Previously Unsolved Rapes by DNA

A Hemet, California man was convicted last month on two felony counts of forcible rape after his trial in Orange County District Court. Kevin Lawrence Saint John, 45, had his case go to an Orange County jury on August 20. The jurors came back with a unanimous verdict of guilty on both counts. According to…

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Online Sexual Solicitation of a Minor — Temecula and Murrieta Defense Attorney

Sexual solicitation of children over the Internet occurs frequently and leads to numerous arrests around the US. Just recently, for example, a California man was charged with sexual solicitation of a 15-year-old girl in Maryland; according to news reports, he’s currently being held in custody in California but will be extradited to Maryland, where he…

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Police Make Arrest After Woman Reports Sexual Assault in Lake Elsinore

A man from Lake Elsinore, California is in police custody after a woman reported a sexual assault, which allegedly occurred last Friday night (June 6). A Riverside County Sheriff’s official said that the suspect was arrested near Main Street and Limited Avenue a day after the alleged attack. The suspect was subsequently booked after his…

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Man Makes Statutory Rape Plea Deal in Connection with a Violent Gang Rape of a Teenager

Recently a 47-year-old man from Richmond, California, pleaded guilty to the charge of statutory rape for his participation in a vicious, two hour long gang rape of a 16 year old girl that occurred in 2009 outside a school dance. He was sentenced to three years in prison, must pay $15,309 in victim restitution, has…

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The Perils of Child Molestation Trials — Temecula, Murrieta and Hemet Criminal Defense Attorney

The case of Robert H. Richards IV, who was convicted of molesting and raping his then three year old daughter but was sentenced to probation, has caused considerable controversy. While many are outraged that a self-confessed child sexual predator is not being sent to jail, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden defended the sentence, suggesting that…

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Grand Terrace Man’s Arrest On Suspicion Of Sex Offenses Raises Certain Questions

A Grand Terrace man has been arrested on suspicion of sex offenses. Before anyone goes jumping to conclusions, though, it’s important to look at the story of his arrest and ask some questions. According to the Press-Enterprise, the 58-year-old man was arrested by deputies from the San Bernardino Sherriff’s Department on March 13, 2014 after…