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Will Former NFL Player Antonio Brown Face Sexual Assault Charges?
If you’re a football fan, then the name Antonio Brown means something to you. Brown’s release from the New England Patriots that came so quickly on the heels of his release from the Oakland Raiders. The sudden parting of ways with Nike. And Brown’s sudden statement, just days ago, that he has no plans to…
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Help! I’ve Been Accused of Sexual Assault! What do I do Now? (Pt 2)
Welcome and thank you for joining The Kronzek Firm, even though we know this is a really hard subject to consider when thinking about your future. Maybe you just want to be prepared, or maybe someone has actually accused you of a sexual assault crime. Whatever the reason, we understand that this is a tough…
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Oh no! I’ve Been Accused of Sexual Assault! What do I do Now? (Pt 1)
First things first – don’t panic! When you freak out, you’re not thinking straight. And when you’re not thinking straight, that’s when you’re likely to make stupid mistakes that could make your situation even worse. Like saying something to the cops that you can’t take back. Or posting something on social media that gives people…
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Does Stalking Count as a Sex Crime in Michigan?
When you think of a “stalker“, what comes to mind? Someone who hides in the bushes outside your home at night, watching you move from lighted room to lighted room through the windows? Or maybe it’s someone who hovers around the periphery of your life, showing up at the same restaurants and grocery stores and…
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Michigan House Bills Aimed at Sexual Assault by Doctors Are Moving Forward!
Few things inspire new legislation like a tragedy, and that’s certainly been the case with regards to Larry Nassar. The Michigan sports doctor was convicted of sexually assaulting well over a hundred of his patients – all young women and girls – under the guise of administering sensitive medical examinations. After the assaults became public…
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Cyber Flashing: Is it Digital Sexual Harassment?
More than half of millennial women today have received a picture of a naked man, sent to their phones via text or email. In fact, according to YouGov Omnibus, a total of 53% of millennial women have been the recipients of photos of nude men, in many cases just pictures of their genitalia. A total…
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Assault With Intent: How Can They Tell What I ‘Meant’ to do?
You’ve probably heard the term “with intent to…” in legal dramas on TV. The implication is that a defendant did something to a victim, but they were about to do something worse and the only reason they didn’t go through with it is because something (or someone) stopped them. For example, Assault with Intent to…
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Teen Sexting – It’s Complicated (Pt 2)
Welcome back. We’ve been unpacking the subject of teen sexting and why it’s such a complicated subject. As we mentioned in the previous article, there are some very strange discrepancies in Michigan’s child porn laws versus the age of consent laws, making it legal for teens to consent to something (sexual contact) that they can…
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Teen Sexting – It’s Complicated (Pt 1)
If you have teenage kids, then you already know that raising them is challenging. Their brains are awash with complicated chemistry, and they’re socially connected in ways that prior generations couldn’t even conceive of. Suspended between adulthood and childhood, like an emotionally awkward tug of war, they aren’t fully able to understand the far-reaching consequences…
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What is Michigan’s ‘Age of Consent’ Law? (And is There a Problem…?)
A recent Michigan Supreme Court ruling brought to light a very interesting discrepancy in Michigan’s age of consent laws. It’s got legislators and lawyers all over the state of Michigan scratching their heads. Curious? We thought you might be. It all started in the Detroit area in 2015… The age of consent argument started with…