Articles Posted in Sex Crimes

Child sexual abuse charges are serious. A conviction for this crime can send someone to prison in Illinois for decades. That’s why if you or someone you love is facing these significant charges, you not only need an experienced attorney, but you also need to know what these charges mean. Criminal sexual abuse in Illinois…

In Illinois, laws surrounding the prosecution and sentencing of sex crimes can be quite complex. There are so many different types of sex crimes it is difficult to break down each category to understand them. However, the consequences that follow a conviction of a sex crime are fairly easy to understand because they apply to…

Parents in Illinois understand that there are dangers to children lurking everywhere. The online world children inhabit is full of people who want to harm them, but threats don’t always come from the outside. Grooming is a crime in Illinois, as is indecent solicitation of a child. When you read these two statutes, you may…

If you’re like most people, you’ve seen your fair share of movies and television shows where police sting operations bust people for soliciting a prostitute. In these made-up dramas, it seems like a real defense to say that you were simply talking to the person, not trying to solicit them for sex. This begs the…

If you’ve watched any amount of television, seen movies, or watched the news, then you’ve no doubt heard of sting operations run by law enforcement. These operations are meant to create a controlled environment in order to catch those who want to break the law – and they work well. In fact, a recent police…

In the state of Illinois, there are certain crimes that are considered especially heinous – chief among those are sex crimes. That’s why if you’re accused of a sex crime in our state, it’s not something to brush off because you know you’re innocent or you think you did nothing wrong – you need to…

In Illinois, internet sex crimes are being prosecuted at increasing levels. That’s partly because of how common communication online is today, which has led to the creation of a specialized police unit that investigates crimes online, including sex crimes. Just like with any other sex crime, internet sex crimes are very serious charges. A conviction…

It’s not uncommon when a person is charged with one crime for the prosecution to tack on charges for other crimes – crimes that may seem as if they have nothing to do with the first charge. But many crimes are linked together in ways that are quite complex, and sex trafficking and racketeering are…

The issue of child pornography is something that is of great concern to the general public as well as law enforcement. That’s why the laws surrounding the crime are decisive and strict, and the definition of what constitutes child pornography and its possession is clearly spelled out under the current laws. What does it mean…

Sexual assault charges are serious, and sex crimes in general are some of the harshest offenses to face in a court of law. Sexual assault is an underreported crime in Illinois, but the reported cases of it are still very high across the country and in the state of Illinois. And while sexual assault is…