Sex Crime Defense Attorney in Los Angeles

Sex Crimes in the Greater Los Angeles Area

If you get convicted of a sex crime in Los Angeles, you may be subjected to prison, heavy penalties, and have to register as a sex offender for life. Defending a sex crime isn't like defending any other type of criminal offense. Sex crime defense takes experience and a tough approach to help you get your charges dismissed or reduced to a lesser crime.

I am Los Angeles criminal defense lawyer Robert Helfend. I have been practicing law for more than 20 years and am committed to my clients. I am experienced in defense of a full range of felony and misdemeanor sex offenses such as rape, child molestation, date rape, indecent exposure, and all other felony sex offenses that could result in sex offender registration, if convicted. I am also one of the region's most experienced sex crime defense attorneys in the emerging area of possession and distribution of child pornography using the internet. This is a key part of my practice, and I have therefore dedicated an entire website to this sole subject.

If you have been charged with any of the following crimes or similar misdemeanor or felony offenses in the Los Angeles area, contact my office right away. You need a qualified, experienced, and aggressive defense lawyer who will fight for you. Click here to visit my Los Angeles Sex Crime Defense website and learn more about these offenses and how I can help.

Defense for Los Angeles Sex Crime Charges

Allegations of sexual misconduct are subject to extremely serious penalties and these crimes are generally punished more severely than any other offense except murder. Sexual misconduct is rarely witnessed by anyone other than the accuser and the accused. The risk of an innocent person being wrongfully convicted is generally higher in these cases. Since there usually are no witnesses to these offenses, the victim's credibility is at issue. In the appropriate cases, I will employ the services of a private investigator to try and establish a defense based on the untruthfulness of the victim.

Under California law, most felony sex offenses are counted as a "three strikes" offense that carries the additional penalty of sex offender registration. The most important thing you can do for your future is to take your sex crime defense as seriously as I will.

Contact a Los Angeles sex crime attorney today to see how I can use my experience and uncompromising defense strategies to protect your future.