Blog: Sex Crimes
- Witness reliability can be crucial in a sex crime case
Aug 17, 2020
Being charged with any crime can set you on edge, and for good reason. A criminal conviction can send you to prison and ruin your reputation. This is especially true when the criminal offense involved is a Don’t be afraid to be aggressive Far too often, defendants in these types of cases are scared to fight to protect themselves. They’re afraid of how their aggressive tactics will come across to jurors or...Read More - Sex offender registry basics in Maryland
Jul 23, 2020
There are many unwanted consequences that can stem from sex crimes charges. One potential consequence is the requirement to register with a second offender registry which is something individuals accused of sex crimes should be familiar with. Each state maintains a sex offender registry to monitor those convicted of There are two additional tiers as part of Maryland’s sex offender registry. For tier two sex crimes, which includes distributing or manufacturing child...Read More - Former schoolteacher, who is also a beauty pageant winner, sentenced for sex crimes
Jul 21, 2020
A beauty queen who admitted to exchanging sexual photos with a teenage student when she was working as a schoolteacher has been sentenced to prison. The former Miss Kentucky was sentenced to two years in jail. She was also sentenced to an additional 10 years of supervised release and must register as a sex offender for life. She pleaded guilty to one count of possessing material depicting minors in sexually explicit conduct in...Read More - Maryland man convicted of sex crimes persuades court that sentence was illegal
Jul 16, 2020
A Maryland man convicted of the sexual abuse of a minor and sentenced to 50 years in jail recently convinced an appeals court that his sentence was illegal, although the convictions were upheld. The plaintiff was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County after a two-day trial for the sexual abuse of his 11-year-old stepdaughter, including rape. After a two-day trial in 2010, the jury convicted him of the sexual...Read More - Can someone convicted of a Maryland sex crime obtain a passport?
Jun 23, 2020
When Jeffrey Epstein was arrested on sex trafficking charges upon coming back to the United States from Paris, a local television station reported that one of its viewers asked if registered sex offenders are allowed to have passports. Yes. You can get a passport if you are a Maryland sex offender and you can keep your passport if you are a Maryland registered sex offender. However, in both instances, the passport will carry a...Read More - Sex Offenses in Maryland
Jun 16, 2020
The classification of sex crimes in Maryland is complicated, Rape is divided into two categories or degrees. The word “rape” is most often used to describe an unwanted sex act. However, modern day laws also use terms such as “sexual offense” and “sexual assault” to describe unwanted sex acts that do not include vaginal intercourse but include unwanted touching. Other sex offenses are divided into four classes or four degrees of offensive...Read More - Accused Child Sex Abuser’s Reputation for Good Dealings with Students Not Relevant, court says
Aug 9, 2019
In a Maryland child sex abuse case, the accused’s reputation for appropriate interactions with children under their care is not a pertinent character trait, Maryland’s Court of Special Appeals has recently ruled. A man who was a long-time teacher at Cloverly Elementary, a public school in Montgomery County, Maryland, was convicted in 2016 of one count of child abuse, three counts of sex abuse of a minor and five counts of sex offense in...Read More - Maryland Bill to Lift Limits on Childhood Sexual Abuse Defeated
Apr 19, 2019
A last-minute maneuver by Maryland’s House of Representatives to save a bill that would have extended the statute of limitations for filing civil claims related to sexual abuse was defeated this month. In its first form, the measure would have allowed victims of child sexual abuse to file a civil lawsuit at anytime. In addition, the bill also provided a “two-year lookback” window that would have allowed Maryland sex abuse victims until October 2021...Read More - Man Who Failed to Register as a Sex Offender Faces Jail Time and Fines
Feb 8, 2019
A man in a nearby state admitted in court that he failed to register as a sex offender. He pleaded guilty to one count of failure to register from May to September of last year. He faces up to 10 years in prison and a maximum fine of $250,000, according to the newspaper that reported the incident. It’s apparent from the above example that failing to register as a sex offender is a serious...Read More - Maryland Sex Crimes: Nuns
Jan 17, 2019
It’s tragic when a revered, global religious institution fails to protect those who come to it seeking spiritual aid and comfort. Yet, while the Catholic Church is facing widespread allegations of sexual abuse by priests, One woman said she was 15 years old when she reported alleged abuse by her uncle, a priest, to a sister at a convent in New Jersey. The woman said the priest started sexually abusing her when she was...Read More