Category: Sex Crimes
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My Girlfriend Consented! Why Am I Being Charged With Rape?
One of the questions we get asked a lot by clients, especially our younger clients, is why they’re being charged with rape when they’ve never forced anyone to have sex in their entire lives. “I never forced her!” they tell us, “She was into it, I swear! Just ask her, she’ll tell you! Besides,…
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Why Is It Illegal To Flirt With Teens Online in Michigan?
Flirting is often considered to be harmless. After all, it’s just words, right? And yet, under the law in Michigan (just like in many other states in the U.S.) it doesn’t take more than words to get someone into trouble. When you think about it, there are a lot of crimes that don’t involve…
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Why Can’t I Offer Someone Money For Sex in Michigan?
For many people, the nature of exchanging money for sex is entirely transactional. You purchase a product or service, and in return you pay money. Why should sex be any different, as it surely it counts as a service that can be bought and paid for, right? Nope, wrong! Here in Michigan it’s…
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He Said, She Said: There’s Often No Physical Evidence Of Sex Crimes
Picture this. You and a young woman you’ve dated a few times before, go out for an evening on the town. You share a delicious dinner, catch a movie, and end the evening at a local pub where you share a few drinks. One things leads to another and she ends up back at…
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Convicted Child Molester’s Pleas Go Unanswered By The Court
There are some crimes that can, when presented a certain way, pluck at the heartstrings of judges and juries. But some crimes, like sex crimes and child abuse, that cause an almost visceral negative response in people. Which means that anyone convicted of a sex crime, or any kind of child abuse, can expect…
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New Law Prohibits Sex Offenders From Attending Same School as Their Victims
Governor Snyder recently signed a new law in Michigan that details where convicted sex offenders may go to school. Or more specifically, where they may not go to school. In this case, under our new Michigan law, convicted sex offenders may not attend the same school as their victims. And that’s not all. …
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Trial Begins For Bill Cosby, Accused of Multiple Sex Crimes
The trial has finally begun for Bill Cosby, the man whom America fell in love with during his comedy heydays in the 80s and 90s. But those days are gone. Cosby (“The Coz”) is now a deeply controversial figure, who has been embroiled in what seems like an endless sexual assault scandal involving many…
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Online Sex Crimes in Michigan: What You Need To Know (Part 1)
Computer crimes is a blanket term that covers a wide array of crimes. Everything from hacking and fraud, to identity theft and even cyber-bullying are all online activities that can result in some form of criminal charge. But the type of online crime we would like to cover with you today is sex crimes…
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Revenge Porn in Michigan: Facts You Need to Know (Part 3)
Welcome back to our discussion about revenge porn, and how the laws governing this crime can impact you in Michigan. In the previous two installments we looked at exactly what revenge porn is, and whether or not criminalizing it violates Fourth Amendment rights. Moving on, we are looking at the efforts made by different…
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Revenge Porn in Michigan: Facts You Need to Know (Part 1)
By now the term ‘revenge porn’ has become rather common, and most people know what it means. For those of you who haven’t heard that phrase before, revenge porn refers to the act of uploading and making public sexually explicit images and videos of someone, without their consent, as an act of revenge. In…