Sex Crime Lawyers In Powell, OH

Sex Crimes Attorney Serving Powell

Sex crimes are among the most severe criminal offenses, and if you’re facing these charges, your reputation, freedom, and future could be at stake. Get the legal representation you need to fight back when you contact The Law Offices of Saia, Marrocco & Jensen Inc. for a free initial case review with our legal team.

Why Choose a Criminal Defense Lawyer from The Law Offices of Saia, Marrocco & Jensen Inc. to Help You Face Sex Charges?

Charges of sex crimes can put your reputation, freedom, and future at risk. You need an experienced defense team who can protect you and seek a favorable resolution to the charges against you. Turn to the legal team at The Law Offices of Saia, Marrocco & Jensen Inc. because:

• Our firm has earned national recognition for the difficult and high-profile cases we’ve won on behalf of our clients. We’ve received top rankings in Best Lawyers in America, The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, and U.S. News and World Report’s Best Law Firms.
• Our attorneys have over a century of combined legal experience defending clients in criminal cases. We go to court nearly every day, which gives us extensive experience with criminal litigation. Our team prepares every case for trial; we won’t hesitate to fight for your rights and interests in court.
• Our attorneys will provide you with the personalized attention and support you deserve. We will also take the time to develop a case strategy tailored to your circumstances, needs, and goals.

Our firm has earned national recognition for the difficult and high-profile cases we’ve won on behalf of our clients. We’ve received top rankings in Best Lawyers in America, The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, and U.S. News and World Report’s Best Law Firms.

Our attorneys have over a century of combined legal experience defending clients in criminal cases. We go to court nearly every day, which gives us extensive experience with criminal litigation. Our team prepares every case for trial; we won’t hesitate to fight for your rights and interests in court.

Our attorneys will provide you with the personalized attention and support you deserve. We will also take the time to develop a case strategy tailored to your circumstances, needs, and goals.

Our lawyers will thoroughly investigate your charges, evaluate your legal options and potential defense strategies, explain your charges and the possible outcomes, and vigorously contest the prosecution’s case at each step.

Types of Sex Crime Cases We Handle

A criminal defense attorney with The Law Offices of Saia, Marrocco & Jensen Inc. can help you protect yourself from charges of sex crimes such as:

Rape

Ohio law defines rape as engaging in sexual conduct:

• After administering a drug or controlled substance surreptitiously or by force, threat, or deception to impair the victim’s judgment
• With a person under 18
• With a person with an impaired ability to consent or resist
• After compelling the victim to submit by threat or force.

After administering a drug or controlled substance surreptitiously or by force, threat, or deception to impair the victim’s judgment

With a person under 18

With a person with an impaired ability to consent or resist

After compelling the victim to submit by threat or force.

Sexual Battery

A person commits sexual battery if they engage in sexual conduct with a person by coercing them to submit or knowing that they have an impaired ability to consent or resist

Unlawful Sexual Conduct with a Minor

State law prohibits an adult from engaging in sexual conduct with a person 13 or older but younger than 16.

Sexual Imposition

The crime of sexual imposition involves having sexual contact with another person, knowing that the victim:

• Finds such contact offensive
• Has an impaired ability to understand the nature of or control their conduct
• Remains unaware of such contact

Finds such contact offensive

Has an impaired ability to understand the nature of or control their conduct

Remains unaware of such contact

Importuning

A person commits the crime of importuning when they solicit a person under the age of consent in Ohio for sexual activity.

Voyeurism

Ohio law makes it illegal to trespass on another person’s property or invade another person’s privacy for sexual arousal or gratification.

Public Indecency

A person commits public indecency when they expose their private parts or engage in actual or simulated sexual conduct or masturbation under circumstances in which others would likely view and become offended by such acts.

Prostitution

Ohio outlaws soliciting in, engaging, or compelling another person to engage in prostitution.

Possession/Distribution of Child Pornography

State law makes it illegal for a person to possess or distribute photos or videos depicting nude minors or minors engaged in sexual activity.

Penalties for Convictions on Sex Offenses

In most cases, a sex offense conviction will result in the imposition of prison time, with the length of a prison sentence dependent on the grading of the crime. More severe sex crimes will result in longer prison sentences. Many sex crimes will also require convicted defendants to register as sex offenders, with the duration of a defendant’s registration obligations dependent on the severity of their crime. In some cases, the court may designate a defendant as a sexually violent predator, which may lead to increased restrictions after release from incarceration or potentially civil commitment for mental health treatment.

Beyond the criminal penalties imposed by conviction, a sex offense can also have long-term consequences in the form of the stigma of a criminal record. Employers, landlords, and educational institutions may reject employment, housing, or school applications due to an applicant having a criminal record that includes convictions for sex offenses.

Defenses to Sex Charges

There are several potential defense strategies a defendant facing sex charges in Powell may pursue as they seek a favorable outcome to their charges. Common defenses raised in sex crime cases include:

• Consent: Many sex crime cases involve consent defenses, which claim that the alleged victim validly consented to sexual activity.
• Lack of intent: For some cases, such as those involving public indecency, a defendant may argue that they lacked the state of mind necessary to have committed the alleged offense.
• Lack of possession: In child pornography cases, a defendant may argue that the prosecution has insufficient evidence to prove that the defendant possessed the materials.
• Mistaken identity: Defendants may challenge victims’ or eyewitnesses’ identification of the defendant as the perpetrator of the sex offense.
• Alibi: A defendant may fight a sex charge by presenting evidence proving they were somewhere else when the crime allegedly occurred.
• Unreliable forensic evidence: When cases involve DNA or other forensic evidence, defendants may seek to challenge its reliability by challenging testing methods or highlighting breaks in the chain of custody.
• Unlawfully obtained evidence/statements: A defendant may file motions to exclude evidence from the prosecution’s case by arguing that investigators obtained evidence or incriminating statements through an unlawful search or interrogation.

Consent: Many sex crime cases involve consent defenses, which claim that the alleged victim validly consented to sexual activity.

Lack of intent: For some cases, such as those involving public indecency, a defendant may argue that they lacked the state of mind necessary to have committed the alleged offense.

Lack of possession: In child pornography cases, a defendant may argue that the prosecution has insufficient evidence to prove that the defendant possessed the materials.

Mistaken identity: Defendants may challenge victims’ or eyewitnesses’ identification of the defendant as the perpetrator of the sex offense.

Alibi: A defendant may fight a sex charge by presenting evidence proving they were somewhere else when the crime allegedly occurred.

Unreliable forensic evidence: When cases involve DNA or other forensic evidence, defendants may seek to challenge its reliability by challenging testing methods or highlighting breaks in the chain of custody.

Unlawfully obtained evidence/statements: A defendant may file motions to exclude evidence from the prosecution’s case by arguing that investigators obtained evidence or incriminating statements through an unlawful search or interrogation.

Contact a Sex Crimes Defense Attorney Today

If you’ve been arrested and charged with sex crimes in Powell, OH, you need experienced, aggressive legal representation to defend your rights, freedom, and future. Don’t leave the outcome of your criminal case to chance. Instead, contact The Law Offices of Saia, Marrocco & Jensen Inc. today for a free, confidential consultation with a sex crimes defense lawyer to discuss your legal options for resolving your charges.

Directions to Our Law Office in Delaware, OH

Clients facing sex charges in Powell can talk to an experienced attorney at our Delaware office, located at 98 North Union Street, Delaware, OH 43015, just a few blocks away from the Delaware Municipal Court. To reach our office:

From the North: 

• Take US-23 South toward Delaware
• Turn right onto W Central Ave
• Turn right onto N Union St
• Destination will be on the left

Take US-23 South toward Delaware

Turn right onto W Central Ave

Turn right onto N Union St

Destination will be on the left

From the South:

• Take US-23 North toward Delaware
• Turn left onto W William St
• Turn right onto N Union St
• Destination will be on the right

Take US-23 North toward Delaware

Turn left onto W William St

Turn right onto N Union St

Destination will be on the right

From the East:

• Take US-36 West/E Central Ave toward downtown Delaware
• Continue onto W Central Ave
• Turn left onto N Union St
• Destination will be on the right

Take US-36 West/E Central Ave toward downtown Delaware

Continue onto W Central Ave

Turn left onto N Union St

Destination will be on the right

From the West:

• Take US-36 East/W Central Ave toward downtown Delaware 
• Continue onto W Central Ave
• Turn right onto N Union St
• Destination will be on the right 

Take US-36 East/W Central Ave toward downtown Delaware 

Continue onto W Central Ave

Turn right onto N Union St

Destination will be on the right