Sex Offenses

In Louisiana criminal cases involving several defendants, it is common for one or more accused individuals to agree to help prosecutors. The defendant who turns "state's evidence" is highly motivated to cooperate. Helping the state obtain convictions can be rewarded...

Being accused of sex offenses can seriously impact your life, which is why you need to defend yourself as soon as you learn about the accusations. You could lose your job, have trouble with your family or have difficulty fitting into your normal social circles. In a...

No offense may set off a more negative response in society than a crime against a child. The media often reflects public sentiment when reporting alleged child sexual abuse cases and prosecutions are aggressive. Consequently, East Baton Rouge defendants accused of sex...

Sex offenses are taken seriously by the law, even years after the offenses allegedly took place. Hearsay and degrading or circumstantial evidence may not be enough to convict an alleged criminal, though, and it shouldn't be enough. According to an April 7 report, a...

Readers in New Orleans might have heard about this revelation in a rape case involving two woman in New Orleans and the former NFL safety Darren Sharper. Sex offenses are taken seriously in Baton Rouge, both for those accused of it and those who are suffering because...

NBA All-Star weekend is something that many people look forward to, including the players, coaches, and of course, the fans who are visiting the area for the festivities. This year, things turned bad quickly due to a variety of sex offenses and related arrests...

Readers in Baton Rouge may be interested in this story released on Jan. 20. According to the news, a Sorrento police chief has been accused of sexual assault; she allegedly claims that the man had fed her vodka and forced her to give him oral sex during a four-hour...

Sexual assault or sex crimes are terrible things to be charged with. In some cases, you may be charged for a crime without the right evidence, and in those times, you may be able to better defend yourself against allegations of child sexual abuse that you didn't...

If you've been keeping up with news in the medical field, you might have heard about a case where a male nurse was accused of committing sexual battery on a male patient at a hospital where he worked. According to the news, the man's alleged sex offenses went all the...

Sexual offenses often attract widespread attention, especially offenses against children and young teenagers. Readers in Baton Rouge may have heard of the reported rape of a 12-year-old girl, and five men have recently been arrested in connection with the sexual...