Criminal Defense

Sexual Offenses

Very few allegations can damage your future as much as a charge of a sexual offense. In today’s legal climate, it takes only one person, or one child, to make an allegation of rape, molestation or inappropriate touching, and the concept of “innocent until proven guilty” is quickly forgotten.

Social Service agencies sometimes seem to assume the worst and overzealous prosecutors often believe the person making the accusation, even where there is little or no supporting evidence. The penalties for these alleged offenses can be as severe as life in prison, depending on the particular facts. To make matters worse, many defense attorneys are often reluctant to accept these cases and aggressively defend against sexual charges because of perceived difficulty, lack of familiarity with related medical issues, or fear of damaging their reputation in the community by accepting these types of cases.

All in all, if you have been accused of any sexually based crime, you may notice a tendency for everybody to consider you guilty, regardless of the facts. An accusation of sexual assault can tarnish your reputation in the community and lead to serious social and professional consequences, even if the charges are later dropped. At The Law Office of John J. Fox, we believe in your innocence and are prepared to aggressively defend you against the charges you are facing and work to restore your good name.

Types of Sexual Offenses

Our office represents individuals charged with all types of sex crimes. This includes, but is not limited to, the following types of criminal offenses:

Sexual Assault
Aggravated Sexual Assault
Indecency with a Child
Sexual Assault of a Child
Prostitution 
Promotion of Prostitution
Aggravated Promotion of Prostitution
Compelling Prostitution
Obscene Display of Material
Obscenity
Sexual Performance by a Child
Possession or Promotion of Child Pornography
Homosexual Conduct
Public Lewdness
Indecent Exposure

Defending Against Sex Crimes

Any sexual charge must be aggressively defended. For many people, there are no acceptable plea agreements that come with sexually based crimes, even for minor offenses. These cases often require substantial investigation in order to help establish your innocence. Through past cases, we have developed a solid investigative team made up of experienced private investigators, consulting physicians, psychologists and mitigation specialists who have experience in these matters.

Our investigation may reveal possible evidence of bias on the part of your accuser. We will carefully look for evidence of a history of dishonesty and fabrication, mental illness, or other motivation to lie. If a child is making the allegation, it is possible that another adult is coaching the child to lie. Sometimes another adult is committing the molestation, but the child wants to protect him by accusing a different person. In cases of rape or other sexual assault alleged by an adult, various reasons may also exist for the alleged victim to lie.

Sex crimes carry an enormous social stigma that can permanently change the lives of a person convicted of committing even a minor sex related offense. Because the media and politics play such large roles in sex cases, there is potential for immediate personal damage to someone accused of a sex crime, even before trial proceedings begin. A solid understanding of the roles various media sources play in sex cases can help prevent harm to your social/professional standing and can help to minimize the impact of any publicity concerning your case.

Penalties of Sex Crimes

A conviction for many types of sex related offenses can result in prison time. Mandatory sex offender registration, even after release from prison, may also be required. Registered sex offender are generally subjected to some form of monitoring, counseling, and must verify their address on a regular basis or face further criminal prosecution. A criminal history including sex crimes may also prevent individuals from getting work in certain sectors, such as child care or education.

For these reasons and others, we must act quickly in planning your defense in order to be more prepared than the prosecution team you will be facing. Typically, a proper defense takes a tremendous amount of work. In our experience, the earlier we get involved, the better the results.

Your Next Step

An accusation of any type of sex related crime should always be considered serious, no matter how untrue. Because of the gravity of the situation and the fact that sex crime convictions can carry such serious consequences, you should immediately seek the services of an attorney who has experience representing defendants in sexual offenses. Attorneys who do not have experience representing defendant’s accused of sex crimes may not have the background to appropriately develop the best possible defense or help you understand how best to fight these charges.

Call our office today at (210) 225-6354 to immediately begin working to minimize the damage to you and your reputation and to have us advise you which legal actions may be taken on your behalf. This is a free, completely confidential consultation.

Serving clients in San Antonio, Bexar County; Bandera, Bandera County; New Braunfels, Comal County; San Marcos, Hays County; Seguin, Guadalupe County; Floresville, Wilson County; Jourdanton, Atascosa County; George West, Live Oak County; Gonzales County; Boerne, Kendall County; Kerrville, Kerr County; Fredericksburg, Gillespie County; Lockhart, Caldwell County; Austin, Travis County; Georgetown, Williamson County and other jurisdictions throughout Texas.

Disclaimer : This site is meant to provide useful information to those in need of legal representation and to educate the public on some of the criminal law issues facing Texas citizens. The information of this site is not legal advice. For legal advice, please contact our office.