The Villages Sex Crimes Defense Attorney

What Is a Sex Crime?

Have you been accused or charged with a sex crime and looking for a qualified The Villages sex crimes defense attorney to fight for you? In Florida, a sex offense is a defined as non-consensual and unlawful sexual contact or behavior that results in the sexual gratification of the offender. Sex crime charges range from misdemeanors to felonies and include touching of genitals, soliciting a minor to touch genitals, touching of breasts or buttocks, soliciting a minor to touch breasts or buttocks, performing a sexual act in front of a minor, rubbing of genitals through clothing, masturbation, indecent exposure, and molestation.

A sex crime in Florida can result in long-term prison time, a criminal record, registration as a sex offender, and other life damaging consequences. If you have been arrested, charged, or are under investigation for a sexual offense, it is important to enlist the help of an experienced sex crime attorney. Our Sumter County criminal law firm is here to provide expert legal representation for individuals facing sex-related allegations.

Lewd & Lascivious Exhibition

Under Florida Law, a prosecutor can establish lewd and lascivious exhibition if they can prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant intentionally masturbated, exposed their genitals in a lewd or lascivious manner, or intentionally perpetrated another sexual act not involving actual physical or sexual contact with the victim such as sadomasochistic abuse, bestiality, or simulating a sexual act.

Lewd & Lascivious Conduct

Lewd and lascivious conduct is inappropriate sexual behavior when the victim is under the age of 16. A “lewd or lascivious act” is defined as any activity that promotes an offensive sexual desire. Children are frequently involved in sexual or lascivious battery and since they are too young to agree to or understand sexual behavior, this is deemed as a crime.

Lewd & Lascivious Molestation

Individuals charged with Lewd and Lascivious Molestation in Florida usually face harsh consequences. Lewd or Lascivious Molestation criminalizes consensual sexual interaction with a child younger than 16 that falls short of lewd or lascivious battery. The crime of Lewd and Lascivious Molestation is committed when a person intentionally touches the breasts, genitals, or buttocks of a child younger than 16 years old in a lewd or lascivious manner or encourages, forces, or entices a child younger than 16 to touch another person in a lewd or lascivious manner.

Lewd & Lascivious Battery

Lewd and Lascivious Battery, also known as statutory rape, is a crime that punishes voluntary sexual intercourse with a minor over the age of 12 but under the age of 16. Washo Law has many years of experience dealing with lewd and lascivious battery charges. If you or a loved one has been accused or charged, contact us right away to discuss your case and defense.