The director Roman Polanski has made headlines again this week after his arrest in Switzerland on a roughly 30 year old arrest warrant. The District Attorney's Office, and specifically Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley, seem determined to prosecute and bring Mr. Polanski "to justice." Mr. Polanski originally pled guilty to a charge of sexual assault; in his case, involving a 13 year old girl. There are many different types of conduct that can constitute sexual assault -- in essence, an unwanted touching done for the purpose of sexual gratification. Of course, the chief concerns to those charged with sexual assault, sexual battery, or even rape, are do I have to do jail time and do I have to register as a sexual predator? Even an accusation of having committed one of these types of offenses is incredibly troubling. I have represented numerous clients who have been charged with sexual assault type offenses. In one, a highly publicized case in Ventra County, my client, as well as several other young men, were accused of drugging and sexually abusing a young girl. I worked extremely hard on that case and even had my client polygraphed. The end result was a total dismissal and exoneration. Another case involved a mid-thirty year old male who was accused of inappropriately touching a 17 year old girl, whom he believed to be 18. That particualr case was handled in the Victorville Courthouse in San Bernardino County. Again, there, my client's chief concerns were jail time and registration as a sexual offender. I truly understand what it takes to defend people accused of rape, sexual battery, or any other type of sexual assault. When others do not fully understand the hard work that it takes to investigate these cases and defend the rights of the accused, I stand up and fight hard and aggressively for my clients. So if you need help because you or a loved one is accused of sexual assault, sexual battery, or even rape, or if you need assistance in another area of criminal defense, your best defense is hiring the right criminal lawyer who will take your case as seriously as you do from the beginning. You can call our offices directly at (310) 277-4112 or simply click here for more information.
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Posted By Richard Sudar on September 30, 2009 03:58 pm | Permalink  |