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Few if any crimes have more severe penalties than sex crimes. Just being charged with a sex crime in Portage Lakes has serious consequences. Careers are lost and families are destroyed. Sex Crime conviction results in sex offender registration and prison time. Contact the Sex Crime Defense Lawyers at Stiefvater Law to discuss your defense. We can help. Let's talk.
Sex Crimes and Punishments
Many crimes are considered Sex Crimes. Our Sex Crime Attorneys in Portage Lakes, Ohio, are experienced in defending all sex crimes. These include:
Voyeurism
Title IX Actions
Rape
Solicitation
Child Pornography
Social Media Sex Crimes
Internet Sex Crimes
There are different degrees of different sex crimes. Sex crime charges can be misdemeanors or felonies.
Besides a lengthy prison sentence, conviction of a sex crime requires mandatory Sex Offender Registration. There are three tiers of Sex Offender Registration. Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III.
For example, if you are convicted of an offense that requires:
Tier III Sex Offender Registration
Individuals in Tier III must register every 90 days for their entire lives.
Contact a Sex Crime Attorney in Portage Lakes today to understand the penalties you are facing and to find out what we can do for you.
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The Portage Lakes Sex Crime Defense Lawyers at Stiefvater Law, LLC will create a defense team of Sex Crime Defense Lawyers and experts to fight your charges. DO NOT provide a statement to law enforcement. Law enforcement is trying to obtain convictions. These cases are often lacking in physical evidence. You need a Sex Crime Attorney will stand strong with you throughout the process and effectively tell your side of the story. Let’s talk.
The potential prison sentence and fine depends on the degree of the offense for which you have been convicted. If you are convicted of a sex offense, besides registering as a sex offender, if you are convicted of a:
Second degree Misdemeanor then you face a maximum fine of $750 and a jail sentence up to 90 days.
Second degree Felony then you face a maximum fine of $15,000 and prison up to 8 years.
Specifications under Ohio and Federal law can enhance the possible penalties and create mandatory prison sentences and additional time to be served.
Call the Portage Lakes Sex Crime Defense Attorneys at Stiefvater Law to find out if we are currently taking on new clients. We are the Sex Crime Defense Attorneys in Portage Lakes, Ohio, 44319.
The Ohio Revised Code prescribes the law and definitions for various sex crimes – for example:
Voyeurism
Ohio Revised Code Section 2907.08
(A) No person, for the purpose of sexually arousing or gratifying the person's self, shall commit trespass or otherwise surreptitiously invade the privacy of another, to spy or eavesdrop upon another.
(B) No person, for the purpose of sexually arousing or gratifying the person's self, shall commit trespass or otherwise surreptitiously invade the privacy of another to videotape, film, photograph, or otherwise record the other person in a state of nudity.
(C) No person, for the purpose of sexually arousing or gratifying the person's self, shall commit trespass or otherwise surreptitiously invade the privacy of another to videotape, film, photograph, otherwise record, or spy or eavesdrop upon the other person in a state of nudity if the other person is a minor.
(D) No person shall secretly or surreptitiously videotape, film, photograph, or otherwise record another person under or through the clothing being worn by that other person for the purpose of viewing the body of, or the undergarments worn by, that other person.
(E) (1) Whoever violates this section is guilty of voyeurism.
(2) A violation of division (A) of this section is a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(3) A violation of division (B) of this section is a misdemeanor of the second degree.
(4) A violation of division (D) of this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(5) A violation of division (C) of this section is a felony of the fifth degree.
Cities in Summit County: Boston Heights, Bath, Akron, Boston, Barberton
Zip Codes in Portage Lakes, Ohio: 44319