In 2021 the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, as part of a lengthy investigation into possible human trafficking arrested my client for racketeering in relation to running several Asian massage parlor businesses in the greater Tampa Bay area. It was alleged that all of the proceeds of the businesses were related to prostitution as customers who Continue Reading
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Category Archives: Sex Crimes
What Should I do If I’m Charged with Possession of Child Pornography?
What Should I do If I’m Charged with Possession of Child Pornography? Child Pornography laws carry some of the harshest penalties in our system of criminal justice. Not only are persons arrested for this facing possible lengthy prison sentences but also possibly the stigma of being branded as a sexual offender or sexual predator, where Continue Reading
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What Constitutes the Crime of Receiving, Distributing or Possessing Child Pornography?
What constitutes receiving, distributing, or possessing child pornography? Well, that depends… was a file-share program used? Yes? Then you are most likely looking at not only possession, but also receiving and distributing child pornography. That charge comes with a 15 year mandatory minimum in Federal Court.
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What are defenses to solicitation of a minor?
It is becoming more common for the police in Florida and throughout the nation to attempt to catch individuals, usually overage men, who solicit minors for sexual activity. There are many ways this can be accomplished such as posing as a minor in an undercover capacity by sending an e-mail, a text, a photo, a Continue Reading
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What are the Penalties for Possession of Child Pornography?
The penalties at the State and Federal levels for possession of child pornography are very harsh. The Florida legislature has mandated that the State must file separate charges for each individual picture or video file which they feel depicts child pornography. This means, conceivably, that an individual could be facing hundreds of charges for each Continue Reading
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