Being charged or investigated for a possible sex crime is a very serious matter. A conviction can literally destroy your future. Responses to interrogation by law enforcement may be seen as admissions of the alleged misconduct. You should consult immediately with Mark McDaniel, an attorney experienced in dealing with these delicate matters, as soon as you learn of possible investigation on these types of charges.
Some Examples of Sex Crimes:
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Child Pornography
Rape Aggravated Rape Date Rape Sexual Assault Sexual Battery |
Sexual Battery by an Authority Figure
Aggravated Sexual Battery Against a Child Sexual Exploitation of a Minor Statutory Rape by an Authority Figure Incest between close relatives |
Patronizing Prostitution
Aggravated Prostitution (For example, Prostitution with HIV) Promoting Prostitution Human Trafficking Indecent Exposure |
In 2012, the Memphis Police Department’s Sex Crimes/Juvenile Abuse Squad reviewed 2,404 total cases which included 422 rapes and 389 occurrences of forcible fondling. (http://www.memphispolice.org/personal.asp)
Restrictions for Registered Sex Offenders
- Barred from holding certain jobs (for example, with public or private schools or daycare centers).
- Many other employers have specific rules barring hiring of a sex offender.
- Many housing developments and landlords refuse to rent to anyone on the Sex Offender Registry.
- Tennessee sex offender registration laws require a convicted sex offender to stay a specified distance away from a public or private school, playground, daycare center, and other locations where children are present.
- Those convicted may be barred from contact with their own children or grandchildren. (This restriction applies even to convicted offenders whose offense did not in any way involve a child.)
- Your name will be listed publicly and you may experience harassment or pressure from neighbors who perceive you as a threat, even if your crime was non-violent and did not involve a child.
- If the victim was a minor, you are barred from entering a public library.
The sex crime for which you are convicted can determine whether you are listed on the Sex Offender Registry for a period of years or whether you are on the Sex Offender Registry for your entire lifetime. You want the experience of Attorney Mark McDaniel to help prevent or minimize the negative consequences of a sex crime conviction.
Contact us online or call Attorney Mark McDaniel Today at 901-527-6518!
Contact us online or call Attorney Mark McDaniel Today at 901-527-6518!
