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The Difference Between Statutory Rape and Rape in California
The Difference Between Statutory Rape and Rape in California
The crimes of statutory rape and rape are often confused. Although they both involve sexual acts, these crimes are very different under California Law. Let’s examine how the crime of rape …
What is Child Molestation under California Law?
What is Child Molestation under California Law?
Child molestation crimes are taken very seriously in California. There is a certain stigma involved with these cases due to the nature of the crime and the age of the alleged victims.
For …
When is Child Pornography a Federal Crime?
When is Child Pornography a Federal Crime?
A charge of production, possession, distribution, or receiving child pornography is one of the most difficult charges a person can face. The penalties in California under Penal Code Section 311 are severe: up …
What is the Crime of Rape by Fraud? (PC 261)
What is the Crime of Rape by Fraud? (PC 261)
Under California Penal Code Section 261, it is illegal to have any “nonconsensual sexual intercourse accompanied by means of threat, force, or fraud.” Although the terms “threat” and “force” are …
California’s Extended Statute of Limitations on Childhood Sex Crimes
California’s Extended Statute of Limitations on Childhood Sex Crimes
What Is AB 218?
Because sex crimes against minors are prosecuted aggressively in California, the penalties for conviction are severe. In 2019, Governor Gavin Newson signed Assembly Bill 218 into law, …
Certificate of Rehabilitation and the New Sex Offender Registry Law
Certificate of Rehabilitation and the New Sex Offender Registry Law
Lawmakers passed legislation in 2017 that will lead to a major overhaul of the California sex offender registration system, changing lifetime registration to a three-tiered system requiring registration for 10 …
The DNA Exception Rule: A Way Around the Statute of Limitations
The DNA Exception Rule: A Way Around the Statute of Limitations
Recently, comedian Bill Cosby was accused of sexual assault by dozens of women. Many of these women said they were assaulted by Cosby decades ago. “Why can’t they just …
Can Police Dogs Smell Child Pornography?
Can Police Dogs Smell Child Pornography?
Drug-sniffing dogs have long been used by police to sniff for drugs in order to get probable cause to search one’s car to find drugs. Now police are beginning to use dogs to sniff …
Could You Be Labeled a Sex Offender for Streaking?
Could You Be Labeled a Sex Offender for Streaking?
The family of Christian Adamek will forever mourn his fateful decision to pull a silly teenage stunt during an Alabama high school football game.
On Friday evening, Sept. 27, 2013, 15-year-old …