SEX CRIMES
Sex crimes can be anything from rape to contact with sexual
parts to sex with someone under 16 (statutory rape). The
penalties range from 5 years in jail to 20 years in jail with
monitoring by the police for life. Even if you are under 18.
Defendants who are charged with sex crimes face a tough
battle. If the victim is a child juries view you as guilty until
you prove yourself innocent. If you are found guilty under
Megan’s law you must register with the police for the rest of
your life! This is true even if you are a juvenile defendant.
Your name is posted on the Internet.
You must undergo a mandatory examination at the Adult
Diagnostic and Treatment Center at Avenel. If you are found
repetitive and compulsive you must go through two levels of
evaluation for parole, rather than one. ‘Ordinary’ criminals,
including murderers face only one level of evaluation for
parole. This means that you will serve the maximum time in
confinement and not receive good time or work time credit. You
also may be civilly committed for an indefinite period of time
after you have served your jail sentence.
DON’T GIVE UP HOPE
My approach is to get you into sex offender specific
treatment as soon as possible. This may influence the prosecutor
to reduce the crime or sentence. It also may influence a judge
to sentence you to lesser time, or perhaps even avoid jail.
There are other defenses available. In one case where a man
was accused by his step daughter of sexual touching, careful
investigation led the so called victim to eventually say that it
did not happen. My client walked out of court a free man.
You need an experienced, well trained criminal defense lawyer
on your side. Mitch Ignatoff is one of 96 attorneys
Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as Criminal Trial
Attorneys. He has earned a Masters in Law in Trial Advocacy. He
has represented clients accused of these crimes. Call
him today at 732-356-2212. 800-400-6908
or
click here
CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
In child pornography cases the question is often whether you
have knowingly provided child pornography to anyone else.
Prosecutors argue that because child pornography is typically
viewed by way of a file sharing program on the internet that
because you viewed it you meant to provide it. Merely sharing is
not enough to be guilty.
DON’T GIVE UP HOPE.
This is a charge that either requires no prison time or 5 to
ten years in prison. In one of my cases I was able to persuade
the prosecutor to give my client probation with counseling.
You need an experienced, well trained criminal defense lawyer
on your side. Mitch Ignatoff is one of 96 attorneys
Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as Criminal Trial
Attorneys. He has earned a Masters in Law in Trial Advocacy. He
has successfully represented clients accused of these crimes.
Call him today at 732-356-2212. 800-400-6908
or
click here
Your liberty is at stake
