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Even when the accusation is false, fighting sex crime charges can be an uphill battle. It is common for these cases to be “he said, she said” situations with little physical evidence available to show what really happened. Sex crime investigations are typically structured to build a case against the accused rather than scrutinizing the potential that the allegations are distortions, false memories, or outright fabrications. To maintain your freedom and your reputation, it is imperative that you hire a criminal defense attorney who knows how to manage sex crime investigations and execute a successful defense. You need Joseph, Hollander & Craft’s Kansas City sex crime attorneys on your side.

What to Do If You’re Accused of a Sex Offense

If you are accused of a sexual offense in the Kansas City metro area, contact JHC’s Kansas City sex crime lawyers immediately. If possible, you should hire an attorney before charges are filed and before law enforcement contacts you. Police will want to interview you, and the decision of whether or when to talk should not be made without counsel.

The same may be true with respect to talking to friends and family. Too often, people believe they are clearing their name or reputation only to realize they have made statements that can be used against them and turned their closest confidantes into adverse witnesses.

Our Kansas City Sex Crime Attorneys Work to Build Your Defense

The sooner you contact us, the sooner we can track down and preserve evidence in your defense. Our Kansas City sex crime attorneys are proactive defenders of your freedom, your reputation, and your rights. We work with skilled investigators to ensure the evidence supporting our clients is not overlooked so we can provide law enforcement officers and prosecutors exculpatory evidence to demonstrate that no crime occurred. With early intervention and decisive action, it is possible to prevent charges from ever being filed.

Even if a charge has already been filed, we will still undertake an independent investigation on your behalf. At Joseph, Hollander & Craft, we don’t just react to the prosecution’s evidence. While we have successfully defended cases by poking holes in the other side’s case, we always endeavor to provide the most comprehensive defense possible.

Sex Crime Charges Our Kansas City Sex Crime Attorneys Defend

Our Kansas City sex crime attorneys represent clients accused of and charged with all types of sexual offenses, including:

• rape
• statutory rape / unlawful voluntary sexual relations
• indecent liberties
• child molestation
• sexual misconduct
• criminal sodomy
• sexual assault
• sexual abuse

This list could go on and on, as our Kansas City sex crimes lawyers have experience defending nearly every type of sexual offense. Joseph, Hollander & Craft’s Kansas City sex crime attorneys also regularly handle cases that do not involve sexual contact, such as lewd and lascivious behavior, indecent solicitation, electronic solicitation, and sexual exploitation of a child, as well as charges for possession, receipt, distribution, and production of child pornography. We have experience with everything from misdemeanor sexual battery to federal sex trafficking.

Our Kansas City team even includes a former prosecutor who specialized in sex and child abuse prosecutions. Now she uses that unique insight to defend the wrongly accused, negotiate reasonable resolutions to challenging cases, and obtain just sentences and treatment for individuals convicted of sex offenses.

Trust JHC’s Kansas City Sex Crime Attorneys to Defend Your Case

Having successfully defended countless clients against serious sex crime allegations in state and federal courts across Kansas and Missouri, our Kansas City sex criminal defense lawyers have the experience and skill you need. We will aggressively defend your constitutional rights and stand between you and a wrongful conviction.

Don’t delay—call one of our Kansas City sex crime attorneys today.

FAQs

What is the age of consent?

In Kansas, the age of consent is 16. No individual younger than 16 can legally consent to sexual contact.

In Missouri, the age of consent is 17. No individual younger than 17 can legally consent to sexual contact.

Even so, sexual images of any minor (anyone under 18 years old) may be considered child pornography or sexual exploitation material.

Is consent a defense to sex crime charges?

Consent is a defense against many sex crime charges, but not all of them. Some people are deemed legally unable to provide valid consent to sexual contact. Even when they explicitly agree to a sexual act or solicit the sexual act, that consent is invalid under the law. For example, children and teens who have not attained the age of consent cannot legally consent to sexual contact. A person may also be legally unable to consent to sex due to intoxication or mental condition.

An adult police officer pretended to be a child online. Isn’t that entrapment?

Because electronic solicitation offenses do not require that the victim actually be underage but only that the defendant believes he is communicating with someone underage, it is common for prosecutions of internet sex offenses to involve adults posing as underage girls or boys. In character, police may initiate contact or conversation online, offer confusing and contradictory information about their identity and age, and even instigate discussions of a sexual nature.

Entrapment occurs when law enforcement agents induce someone to commit a crime; it is not a valid defense if police merely afford an individual opportunity to commit a crime and he intentionally follows through of his own accord. Therefore, whether police conduct will be considered to have crossed the line to entrapment is typically a fact-specific inquiry.