Sex Crime Allegations Frequently Asked Questions

IF I’M ARRESTED BUT NOT CONVICTED OF SEX CRIME WILL IT SHOW UP ON BACKGROUND

It depends upon the employer. Some employer’s background checks are more extensive than others. We can do a seal and expungement under certain circumstances, even with that it could still be visible. But it really depends upon the type of employer and whether your case was sealed or expunged.

EFFECT OF SEX CRIME CONVICTION FOR COLLEGE APPLICANTS

Persons that have been convicted of a sex offense have to register as a sex offender regardless of if it was a minor or if it was an adult.  So that’s the one main impact, it’s a lifetime registration.  From there, it depends on the institution you are seeking to go to.

FLORIDA SEXING MINOR LAWS

Under the current laws right now involving sexting, it’s a felony if you’ve seen nude photos. It’s also a crime if you share revenge photos like if some photos were exchanged when the couple was dating, they break up and then one of them shares those photos from an ex.

A lot of times with minors other crimes involving just sex themselves between two students in high school together and it could be charged as a sex crime for what they think is just normal high school activities, but it really depends upon the age of the two parties.

HOW TO PROTECT YOUR REPUTATION AFTER FALSE ACCUSATION

Go back and live your life. Even if someone recants and says I made this all up, there will still be persons that will say, well there may have been some truth to that. You can never get into the matter of how people perceive things. What you can do is going to continue to live the life that you lived before these false accusations came about.

In restoring your name, if it wasn’t just a charge and not a conviction, we can pursue expungement and remove your charge from public record. But as far as the community goes, do what you were doing before the accusations came about and after they were shown to be false.

CAN YOU SEEK EARLY TERMINATION OF PROBATION FOR SEX CHARGES

Well, it depends on how the case was dissolved. It could be a stipulation that says you can’t seek early termination because of that, but if it’s not, then you can work with an attorney to seek early termination.

WHAT TYPES OF SEX CRIMES CHARGES CAN BE EXPUNGED

Well, under the current state of the law, if a person is charged with certain sex offenses or a sex conviction in general, you are not eligible. Now, again if it’s a different offense that was related to that, they may or may not be eligible. It really depends upon what the person was convicted of and how the case was resolved. If the charges were dropped, then you should be eligible.

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