Sex crimes are considered to be particularly egregious in society. Georgia has some of the toughest sex offender laws in the nation. A conviction carries mandatory jail time and registration as a sex offender for the rest of your life. To protect your rights and clear your name, you need to hire a dedicated sex crimes defense attorney. Call Cobb Defense to retain the best defense lawyer near you to defend yourself from a lifetime of agony and public scrutiny.
If you have been accused of a Sex Crime, you will be facing a charge that can devastate your life. It is extremely vital to get ahead of your charges and begin working on your defense. Contact Cobb Criminal Defense to get the help you need now.
Most sex crime allegations are based on he said/she said accusations. In most cases, there are no witnesses other than the two parties involved. The Attorneys at Cobb Criminal Defense have experience asserting a number of successful defense strategies against sex crime charges including:
If charged with a sex crime in Northern Metro Atlanta including Bartow, Cobb, Cherokee, Fulton, Paulding County then call without delay for a free consultation with a Sex Crimes Defense Attorney near you!
No, not all sex crimes are felonies. All major sex crimes in Georgia such as sodomy, aggravated sodomy, sexual battery, improper sexual contact, statutory rape, rape, incest, and child molestation are felonies in Georgia. There are however sex crimes that are misdemeanors such as: giving massages in places used for lewdness, public indecency, and prostitution.
Some sex crime convictions can be expunged but not all. Sex crimes such as rape, child molestation, and sexual battery, pimping and pandering, peeping tom crimes, and public indecency cannot be expunged or restricted in Georgia even if they are only misdemeanors.
In Georgia, the right to prosecute sex crimes ends seven (7) years after the commission of the sex crime. The exception to this general rule is the crime of forcible rape where the statute of limitations is fifteen (15) years.
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