Sex Offenses

If you've been accused of a sexual assault crime like rape or sexual abuse of a minor in Louisiana, you might not think you have many options to defend yourself. Maybe the evidence is stacked against you, or you think the accuser has power over the case in some other...

As the Louisiana State Police have stated, they value your personal privacy less than they value getting information out to the public, at least if you have been convicted of sex-related crimes. The sex offender registry program is designed to give the public as much...

According to the Louisiana State Police, there are several types of sex offenses you could be charged with. Sex offenses against minors is one. These offenses are considered to be criminal offenses against the victim under the age of 18. This does not include...

A charge of carnal knowledge of a juvenile, sometimes called statutory rape, can be a misdemeanor or a felony. The dividing line between the allegations is the difference in ages between the alleged victim and offender. According to Louisiana laws for minor sex...

As a person facing the potential punishments associated with sex offenses, it's important to know about the laws and when they began. Sex offender registration started in 1992 in Louisiana, when the state enacted the first law that mandated the registration of those...

The future changes dramatically for Louisiana defendants labeled as sexual predators. Legal punishments are severe when a person is convicted of a sexual offense, but penalties don't stop there. Inclusion in a sex offender registry can cause lifelong devastation to a...

Sex offenses are serious crimes that can leave those accused with a ruined reputation. There are several statistics that show the number of sex crimes is dropping in Louisiana, despite the number of people charged with sex crimes every day. According to the Louisiana...

The truth in criminal cases doesn't appear magically to exonerate a defendant. It's not enough for an innocent East Baton Rouge Parish defendants charged with sex offenses to wait for truth to surface. Louisiana prosecutors, judges and juries must be convinced a...

This June 15 report out of Louisiana reports that a man has been arrested in relation to the kidnapping of two alleged victims in two separate cases that took place near Tigerland. Those people were allegedly taken to other remote locations before being raped,...

Sex crime charges can dramatically affect a Louisiana defendant's future and wipe out a long-sought, hard-earned reputation in the blink of an eye. The public is quick to judge, especially when alleged sex offenses involve children. In response, the state prosecutes...