Pittsburgh Sex Crimes Lawyer
Apart from criminal homicide and assault crimes, sex crimes are another category of “offenses involving danger to the person,” which involve severe penalties and lasting repercussions for those convicted of these offenses.
Chapter 31 of the Crimes Code (Title 18) sets forth the vast majority of sex crimes in Pennsylvania. The most commonly prosecuted are these:
- Rape
- Statutory sexual assault
- Involuntary deviate sexual intercourse
- Sexual assault
- Aggravated indecent assault
- Indecent assault
- Indecent exposure
Sex crimes rank among some of the most difficult crimes to both prosecute and defend because the circumstances surrounding these offenses almost never happen in public. Generally they occur in a private setting where only the complainant and the accused are present. In that regard, sex-crime trials often boil down to competing versions of what occurred: a true he-said-she-said scenario. But sometimes they may also involve DNA or other forensic evidence.
Whatever the evidence may be in these cases, those accused of sex crimes must be mindful that there are certain things built into the law that the accused must contend with when preparing their defense, which often times might feel unfair and a seeming benefit to the prosecution. These are more or less legal guideposts that set what’s in and out of bounds for trial.
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Case Results
Not Guilty.
A jury acquitted client of Indecent Assault (M2) following a half-day trial. (Greene County)
A jury acquitted client of Indecent Assault (M2) following a half-day trial. (Greene County)Not Guilty.
Not Guilty.
After a half-day bench trial, client was found not guilty of a first-offense DUI charge, which ARD was rejected for.(Westmoreland County)
After a half-day bench trial, client was found not guilty of a first-offense DUI charge, which ARD was rejected for.(Westmoreland County)Not Guilty.
Not Guilty.
Following a day long jury trial, client was acquitted of 12 counts of rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, indecent assault, indecent exposure, incest, and various attempt crimes. (Greene County)
Following a day long jury trial, client was acquitted of 12 counts of rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, indecent assault, indecent exposure, incest, and various attempt crimes. (Greene County)Not Guilty.
Not Guilty.
After a week-long jury trial, client was acquitted of two counts of felony Aggravated Indecent Assault and one count of Indecent Assault (Unconscious), but convicted of the lesser-included offense of Indecent Assault (M2). (Allegheny County)
After a week-long jury trial, client was acquitted of two counts of felony Aggravated Indecent Assault and one count of Indecent Assault (Unconscious), but convicted of the lesser-included offense of Indecent Assault (M2). (Allegheny County)Not Guilty.
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