Sex Crimes
Attorney Fay Arfa had successfully defended persons accused of committing sex crimes.
As unpopular as sex offenses and alleged sex offenders are in society, individuals accused of sex crimes have the same rights as any other criminal defendant, including the right to an attorney; the right to a jury trial; the right to cross-examine witnesses; the right against self-incrimination; and the right to produce evidence. Clients charged with sex crimes are typically those most in need of these Constitutional safeguards, as emotion and character evidence is often used to taint and sway the minds of the public, the court and the jury. At the Law Offices of Fay Arfa we represent clients charged with sex crimes and sex offenses in communities throughout Southern California. Our areas of practice include:
* Aggravated sexual assault, rape, date rape and spousal rape
* Child enticement, child molestation, child pornography and Internet crimes
* FMS — False Memory Syndrome
* Indecent exposure and lewd or lascivious conduct
* Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome
* Pimping and prostitution
* Sexual abuse, domestic violence and domestic abuse
* Sexual contact with a minor and statutory rape
* Sex offender registration
If you have been contacted by the police, arrested or charged with a sex offense in Southern California, or if you have any questions about sex offender laws and registration in California please contact the Law Offices Of Fay Arfa today for a consultation.
The following is a brief overview of possible sex crimes one can be charged with in California.
- Pen. Code, sec.288 - lewd act with child (child molestation under 14 years old)
- Pen. Code, sec.288a(b) - child molestation 14 years or older
- Pen. Code, sec. 261.2 - forcible rape
- Pen. Code, sec.261.5 - statutory rape (consensual intercourse under 18 years old)
- Pen. Code, sec.290 - obligation to register as a sex offender with the local police
- Pen. Code, sec.311 - possession of obscene matter
- Pen. Code, sec.314 - indecent exposure
- Pen. Code, sec.647(a) - lewd act in public place
- Pen. Code, sec.647(b) - solicitation of prostitution
- Pen. Code, sec.243.4 - sexual battery
- Welf. & Insti. Code, sec. 6600 (sexually violent predator laws that require involuntary commitment after sentence is served)
Long prison sentences and life-long sex registration requirements are just some of the consequences of being convicted of a sex crime in California.
Call Attorney Fay Arfa immediately if you or a loved one are accused of any sex offense.
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