New York Criminal Lawyer Blog

Consider the following phrase: Tax season. What thoughts come to mind? If you find yourself cringing, you are not alone. Several notable celebrities have failed to maintain their obligations to Uncle Sam, as observed by a New York Criminal Lawyer.

Did you ever consider that Batman might have tax trouble? A popular star of “Batman Forever” fame was issued a $498,165 IRS lien last November for failing to fully pay taxes in 2008, according to the Associated Press. However, the star righted this wrong in a responsible way in 2009 by paying up, according to an entertainment website called TMZ.

What about the "A-list" “National Treasure” star who faced several successive IRS tax liens in the past few years, which at one point amounted to a tab of $13.3 million owed. The details included a disagreement between the star and a financial advisor/manager as well as a legal action on the part of both men, against one another. Again, a Brooklyn Criminal Lawyer notes that the actor smoothed over his troubles responsibly: according to People.com he is “under new business management and am happy to say that I am current for 2009.”

But wait: A star of the “Blade” trilogy, has also found himself on the “watch list” of the IRS. In 2008, the star was found guilty of “willful failure to file” income tax. This originated in 1998, when he decided to claim himself “a non taxpayer” and subsequently racked up around $15 million in back taxes over the following decade. This actor's story does not end quite as well as the other men in this account, he began serving a 3-year sentence in December 2010.

A skilled lawyer recognizes the importance of paying taxes on time and in full. As clearly shown above, even those who enjoy celebrity status make errors in regards to tax payments and are investigated accordingly! Be assured that excellent legal counsel and viable solutions will be afforded you and those important to you, all you need to do is make the call.

Whether you have been charged with embezzlement, fraud, sex crimes or drug possession, quality legal counsel can make all the difference. Speak to Stephen Bilkis and Associates for advice and a free consultation. We will ensure that your rights are defended at every stage of the legal process.

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A former police officer was convicted of sex crimes and now faces many years in prison for his crimes. He abused his position of power and used that power to victimize two women. The now ex-cop offered jobs and child care programs to two women when he was not in authority to offer either to the women. He was convicted by a jury trial and one of the female jurors used the term "disgusting" when referring to the Defendant and his actions. He was also convicted of other charges at the trial including official misconduct and unlawful imprisonment.

Following his conviction, the ex-cop now faces up to seven years in prison for his illegal activities. He is due to be sentenced in July unless there is an extension of his sentencing date, according to a New York Criminal Lawyer.

His legal problems do not end with this sentencing. He was fired from the New York City Police Department last January for allegedly propositioning a teenager for sex. No further information is available at this time in regards to any further legal procedures involving this accusation. He also now faces a rape trial for charges related to two alleged assaults. He is accused again of abusing his position of power by luring two women to provide personal information to him while he was in uniform. He then took their personal contact information to get in touch with the two women at another time. Meeting up with the women he then allegedly attacked them sexually. The rape trial is pending.

If you or a loved one has been accused of rape or other sexual crime, please call Stephen Bilkis and Associates. Your future depends on the best representation, and only skilled legal counsel can provide that.

A Kane County judge found an Elgin, Illinois man guilty of aggravated DWI and unlawful use of a deadly weapon. He was also found guilty of violating an order of protection. The judge dropped the most severe charge of armed violence and harassing a witness charge, a New York Criminal Lawyer was told.

The police were called to the residence of the 32-year-old man’s former girlfriend’s residence. They found the man asleep in a Jeep with a butcher knife outside the apartment complex at 2:45 a.m. April 7, 2010. The woman called the police because the man had knocked several times throughout a four-hour period. She never answered the door. Instead, she hid in fear until he went away.

At the trial, the police officers, who responded to the 911 call, testified that the man appeared intoxicated. He threatened his former girlfriend, one of the police officers said in court. At the time of the incident, he had been released on bond for an arson charge where he set fire to a house where one of his children, who was two-years-old, was inside. The child was not injured. The home belonged to his parents.

The man could face two to 10-years in prison for the charges because of the guilty verdict. He was been in custody since the incident in April.

The insurance company responsible for his parent’s home has filed a civil lawsuit against him because of the damages caused by the arson. They are requesting $410,000 from the man.

Contact Stephen Bilkis and Associates for guidance, whether you have been charged with sex crimes, arson, drug or weapons possession. We will use our years of experience to keep the fines and sentencing low. When you come in, we will provide you with legal guidance and a free consultation. We have offices throughout New York, including offices in Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island. We also have locations in Nassau County and Suffolk County on Long Island, as well as Westchester County. Call us today for an appointment at 1-800-NY-NY-LAW.

Was a criminal attorney really necessary? A New York Criminal Lawyer reviews one case brought before the Supreme Court justices because a jilted wife was charged under a federal law for trying to poison her husband’s girlfriend.

The federal law in question was first written in order to implement a chemical weapons treaty. The treaty was designed against chemicals which were deadly and used during times of war. Unfortunately the federal law was written in very broad terms thus used against this scorned lover who is facing a severe penalty for trying to poison her husband’s lover, formerly her best friend.

The twist comes in the fact that the woman’s guilt or innocence is not in question. She admits to a Nassau County Criminal Lawyer for trying to poison the woman pregnant with her husband’s baby. She is questioning her sentencing under this federal law. This questioning of a federal law has raised eyebrows on the political front. The question has arisen of whether or not someone, a regular citizen, has a right to sue over a law that was written for a different purpose. Who truly has the right to challenge the government? Her lawyer is former Bush administration solicitor Paul D. Clement and he is quoted as saying his client should not be deprived the right to challenge the government. His exact words are that she should have the ability “to challenge the constitutionality of the federal statute under which her liberty is being deprived…” and this “should not be open to question”. Even the federal government agrees that she should have the right to challenge the federal law even though they also feel she would not win the challenge.

Justice Alito shared his skepticism of the original law and its broadness saying that the law could be applied even if something as simple as pouring vinegar into a fish tank had occurred because it may cause the death of the fish. The lawyer, Clement, states that he has a hard time applying a law about chemical warfare to ingredients that can be purchased on Amazon.com. It should be noted that the lover was only mildly affected by the ingredients used to poison her. The issue was once again broached by Ginsburg of whether the defendant had a right to challenge her conviction based on the law under which she was punished.

Should government be allowed to decide who can challenge a conviction and who cannot? Should the spirit of a law be taken into consideration? No matter how one feels about those questions, if trouble arises a Stephen Bilkis and Associates can help in criminal legal matters. Whether you have been charged with a felony matter, sex crimes, drug possession or theft, we can provide you with a strong defense, and ensure that your rights are protected. Come into any of our convenient New York locations for a free consultation today.

A driver, police believe was driving drunk, will face charges after her 17-year-old passenger suffered severe injuries from the crash. The 22-year-old woman driving crashed into a tree, a New York Criminal Lawyer was informed.

Police were called to the scene of the accident around 2:40 a.m. Sunday. The 17-year-old male passenger was unconscious when officials responded. He had visible facial injuries. The accident happened in Morgan Hill, California.

The driver is not the only person believed to have been drunk during the time of the crash, the minor was believed to have been under the influence too, as police officers reported to a New York Criminal Lawyer. A helicopter transported the 17-year-old male to a nearby hospital in California. At this time, the male is in critical condition, but the hospital was not able to go into any further detail about his health.

The driver also complained of pain in her ankles and wrists. It is unclear if they were wearing seat belts at the time of the crash. She has since been released from the hospital and booked by Morgan Hill Police. She was booked under the suspicion of DUI. She was taken to Santa Clara County Jail to await her day in court. It is unclear if she has a lawyer.

Do not be caught without a qualified legal counsel by your side. Do not let just any lawyer represent you; speak to Stephen Bilkis and Associates today. Whether you have been charged with a DUI, drug possession or a theft crime, it is important to speak obtain legal guidance right away. It is important to ensure that your rights are protected and that your case is presented to the court in the best possible light. Call us today for legal advice and a free consultation. We have offices located throughout New York City to serve you, including locations in Manhattan, Staten Island, the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens. We also have locations in Nassau County and Suffolk County on Long Island, as well as Westchester County. Call us today to schedule a free consultation at 1-800-NY-NY-LAW.

A Sag Harbor woman was charged with driving while intoxicated after she ran her car into a utility pole, according to reports from a New York Criminal Lawyer. The driver and her two small children sustained injuries in the crash.

The 34-year-old mother was charged with an aggravated felony, DWI, and a misdemeanor, endangering the welfare of a child, following the accident, a New York Personal Injury Lawyer was told. In Southampton Town Justice Court, her plea was not guilty, sources told New York Car Accident Lawyers. She was released on $5,000 bail.

The woman lost control of her vehicle while driving in Bridgehampton. She swerved into the northbound lane and knocked over several poles, dropping live wires over the road. Authorities had to close the street for several hours.

The woman and her children, ages 2 and 6, were taken by Fire Department rescue workers to Southampton Hospital, where they were quickly treated and allowed to go. Grandparents claimed the children at the behest of county Child Protective Services workers. No one could reach the mother of the children for comment.

A car accident is a traumatic event and having to go through legal proceedings does not make it easier. Whether you have been charged with a DWI, drug possession or sex crimes, it is important to obtain skilled legal guidance. When the time comes for you to be represented in court, speak to Stephen Bilkis and Associates for guidance and a free consultation. We have offices to serve you in New York City, including locations in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Staten Island. We also have locations in Nassau County and Suffolk County in Long Island, as well as Westchester County. Call us today to schedule an appointment at 1-800-NY-NY-LAW.

Officers of the New York Police Department have been accused of allegedly sodomizing a man during an arrest and claims to have proof, according to a New York Criminal Lawyer. The Brooklyn man, 27, claims to have information that the police officers altered the underwear he was wearing at the time of the event.

The attorneys for the man had called for a press conference to announce the new accusation but cancelled the event when the lawyers for the police officers demanded an emergency hearing and a gag order. The police attorneys succeeded in obtaining the gag order and a federal judge requested that the Plaintiffís attorneys not release the pictures demonstrating the proof of the altered underwear.

The man claims that the police baton used at the time of his arrest would not have produced the tear that was in his underwear. If the tear was from the baton, there should be a flap of cloth in the same area but the flap is no longer present. The Plaintiffís attorneys have concluded that the underwear was altered following the arrest suggesting tampering with evidence.

The new evidence is important in that during the police officer's criminal trial, an expert witness for the police officers testified that a flap should have been present. The officers were acquitted but the jury did not hear the evidence of the underwear tampering. Pictures taken at the
time of the arrest of the man did show a flap and this is the proof of tampering that he wants publicized.

The police officers and the NYPD are being sued, and do not want the tampered evidence presented to the jury. Prosecutors, on the other hand, stated that the jury did see all the evidence including the pictures obtained before the tampering
and still acquitted the officers.

Being charged with sex crimes is a serious offense. It is important that your rights are protected. There is no better representation for you than Stephen Bilkis and Associates.

A woman in Arizona was found guilty of participating in the deaths of a father and his daughter. The killings took place in 2009. The woman, an anti-illegal immigration activist, and two men forced their way into the family's home, claims a New York Criminal Lawyer. The two men shot and killed the man and his daughter and wounded the man's wife. The wife survived and called the police to report the killings. She says that she misses her family and blames the woman for destroying her life.

The woman, who is the head of an anti-illegal immigration watchdog group called the Minutemen American Defense, claims she is innocent and did show any remorse for her actions during the trial. This lack of remorse may have prompted the jury to sentence her to death, reports a New York Criminal Lawyer. In addition to being convicted of first-degree murder, the woman is the third woman in Arizona currently on death row. According to the district attorney, even though the woman may not have actually shot the man and his daughter, she planned the attack and got the two men to follow through with her plans.

It is suspected that the woman suffers from emotional problems and may have been abused as a child. She claims she targeted the man because he was a suspected drug dealer. She told news reporters when asked about what she had done that no one with children should sell drugs. No drugs or other illegal substances were found at the home when police arrived on the scene. The apparent motivation for invading the man's home was to steal jewelry, money, drugs and other items to help fund the Minutemen American Defense, says a New York City Criminal Lawyer. Jewelry belonging to the family was found by police at the woman's home. After finding the jewelry, the woman was arrested and taken into police custody.

To gain entry into the home, the woman and two men posed as border patrol officers. The man, his wife and daughter were all natural-born United States citizens. They lived ten miles from the Mexican border. The two men suspected of firing the weapons that killed the man and his daughter go on trial sometime this year. The two men may also receive the death penalty if convicted of killing the man and his daughter.

Whether you have been charged with murder, sex crimes, a drug or theft crime, it is important to seek legal guidance as soon as possible. Stephen Bilkis and Associates there at your side throughout the legal process to offer advice and counsel.

This is a disturbing case in which a man under the influence of alcohol started to drive his car after his girlfriend had been arrested. He was taking over and trying to drive as there was no one else around to drive him. Sadly, the man drove his car into a tree and killed the woman’s 5-year-old boy, reported the New York Criminal Lawyer.

The ultimate result in this case was that the man was found guilty of aggravated driving under the influence and will do three to fourteen years in prison. This crash was particularly horrific in that it happened at high-speed and the little boy had no chance.

The facts of the case appear to be that the man driving the car stated that the police ordered him to drive after his girlfriend was arrested. He claims he argued with them that she was his designated ride. However, that argument didn’t go over with the police, as the girlfriend was driving with a suspended license.

The man took off in the car and a high rate of speed, slammed violently into a tree, bounced off the tree into a fence and the eventually tore up a pine tree by its roots. When arrested, his blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit. The little boy was alive when emergency response crews arrived at the scene, but died later in hospital.

Despite what this case may have looked like on the surface, there was a stated defense for this man and that was he was a victim of entrapment and necessity – meaning that he only got into his car to drive because a police officer ordered him to drive and said he’d be arrested if he didn’t do as he was told. The girlfriend in this scenario informed the police the man was drunk.

However, there was rebuttal testimony that indicated the girlfriend had actually pleaded with the police to let the man drive the little boy home.

Whether you have been charged with DWI, sex crimes, gun possession or assault, it is important to ensure that your rights are

An elementary school principal has been arrested for obstructing officers. The incident occurred Monday evening as police responded to a burglary call and was in the process of arresting the boyfriend of the principal’s daughter. At some point during the time that police were on the scene, the principal became loud and belligerent which led to the accumulation of a crowd outside. It was at that point that police say they had no other choice than to arrest the principal as her commotions were arousing the gathering crowd of onlookers. The principal’s daughter has stated that her mom was only questioning the officers and had done nothing wrong.

The day following the incident, the principal was noticeably absent from school, as the local school board had placed her on suspension with pay pending an investigation, which they say is standard procedure. The local parents and students were left wondering what happened and why should the incident have led to her being suspended from her job when she was apparently doing a good job with the children. Some other parents, however, are asking some different questions, such as how can a school principal lecture their children on anger management when she cannot control her own temper.

A New York Criminal Lawyer has also learned that the principal has had some controversy in the past that was a function of her job. The resulting investigation of the on-campus spanking was inconclusive.

There are so many other factors that have not discovered as of this writing, and we are still awaiting comments from local law enforcement officials and from the local school district. Both are continuing their investigations. Thus far, there have been no indications as to why the principal lost her cool, or why she did not heed the law enforcement officers when they advised her to remain calm or they would have to arrest her.

In the meanwhile, the principal was released on a $150 bail and is awaiting the results of the schools investigation that will determine how soon or even if she can return to work.

When you have an encounter with the legal system, it can be a frightening experience, as many just do not understand the way it works. Whether you have been charged with sex crimes, burlgarly, assault or other criminal matter, it is important that your rights are protected. our legal team and Stephen Bilkis and Associates are fully qualified to stand up for you or your loved one and work to resolve the issue and get you back on the path that you need to be.

It’s a tough environment these days when it comes to finding work to pay the bills. Sometimes that means taking jobs you might not normally consider, because you know you need to keep food on the table. In this case, indicated a New York City Criminal Lawyer, a former cocktail waitress found herself in a difficult situation at work. She stated in her federal lawsuit that she was fed handfuls of drugs and then expected to have sex with the customers.

There was no doubt a hostile work environment for this woman. She worked for one of the largest club operators in her area as a cocktail waitress. The work conditions just got to be too much for her and she chose to quit, move on and file a lawsuit.

The lawsuit was actually filed with several allegations in it that included assault, sexual harassment and conspiracy. Now this lady would have had a choice as to which type of lawyer she would need to file her complaint seeking compensation.

Given that it’s a federal lawsuit, she may have opted to discuss her situation with an employment lawyer. Since many lawyer’s specialize in more than one area, it’s like the attorney would have also been able to handle the other issues listed in the complaint as well, from a plaintiff’s perspective, added the Brooklyn Criminal Lawyer.

However, if this case was to proceed criminally, the defendant would also need legal counsel, as all defendants charged with a criminal offense are entitled to a thorough and well thought out defense in response to the charges.

Considering this case from the defendant’s point of view, the charges may well be refuted and proven wrong is there was any evidence that the woman who brought the lawsuit had a history of using drugs. In the alternative, if she was considered to be an escort or other sex trade worker then that information could also be used at trial to rebut her allegations.

In addition, there would likely be some background investigative work done on a case like this to check into the woman’s work history and find out what her friends and co-workers have to say about her, on and off the job.

Whether you are contending with a sex crimes charge, a weapons charge or theft crime, it is important to ensure that you rights are protected at every stage of your legal proceedings. Contact Stephen Bilkis and Associates for advice and a free consultation at 1-800-NY-NY-LAW today. We have offices located in all boroughs of New York, including the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan and Staten Island. We also have locations in Nassau County and Suffolk County on Long Island, as well as Westchester County.

This was a really rough case for the local community and for all those involved in the search for a missing girl. The ten-year-old had lost her hearing and one leg as she fought bone cancer, said a New York Criminal Lawyer. Unfortunately, the girl was reported missing in October. It wasn’t until November that her body parts were found. Additionally, the police felt that the girl had been missing even before she was officially called in as a missing person.

The child’s stepmother was charged with murdering, abusing and desecrating her body. The police were unable to find the girl’s head despite a massive search over two different locations. There were indications of tool marks on the bones that were found, a fact that indicates the girl was dismembered after she was dead.

Based on evidence collected over the course of the investigation, the police were able to determine that the stepmother had consistently relied on verbal, physical and psychological abuse when interacting with her step-daughter, reported the New York Criminal Lawyer. Because the woman was in a position of trust, she was able to take advantage of that to kill the girl and then hide her body to delay detection and prosecution.

There were no reasons given why the stepmother chose to kill her stepdaughter. However, there were further allegations that the stepmom wrote a fake ransom note for one million dollars and that she wrote a letter while in jail, admitting the girl was dead and she felt sorry that she was caught. She tried to diffuse public reaction to her alleged crime by pointing a finger at the husband.

Even though this case does not look hopeful on the surface, it may not be what it looks like. This is the main reason to not assume that the woman is guilty of anything, until a case is actually made and she is proven to indeed be guilty. There are many criminal defenses that may be used to protect the stepmother’s rights and to make sure she is well represented, she would be best advised to speak to skilled legal counsel right away.

Everyone one, whether they are charged with a crime or suspected of a crime, including sex crimes, weapons charges or drug offenses , is entitled to a defense. That is why the whole foundation of the criminal justice system is innocent until proven guilty. To find out what your legal rights would be in a case like this.

If or a loved one has been charged with a criminal offense, it is important to speak to qualified legal counsel right away to ensure that your rights are protected throughout your legal proceedings.

A question of individual rights regarding a child who was rumored to have been allegedly sexually abused by her father has caused great controversy in the courts and between different interest groups

In 2003 in the state of Oregon, a nine-year-old girl was suddenly removed from her public school classroom by a child protection investigator who was accompanied by a deputy sheriff. Operating under presumed intelligence that the young girl had been sexually abused by her father, the two men interrogated her for a period of approximately two hours and sought confirmation that she had in fact been sexually abused. A New York Criminal Lawyer reports that allegedly, the young girl finally confirmed their suspicions; however, at a later date she confessed that she had only given the two men an affirmation because she was afraid and wanted to escape the interrogation.

The father of the girl was arrested, but later released when charges were dropped in regards to this specific case. However, it seems that the father agreed to a plea deal that involved a different charge of sexually assaulting a minor. In response to the interrogation by the deputy and child protection investigator, the family of the young lady filed a lawsuit, which was heard in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, located in San Francisco. A Bronx Criminal Lawyer notes that the case eventually made it to the Supreme Court, following an appeal by the state of Oregon.

A Bronx Sex Crime Lawyer commented that the divisive nature of this issue is evident by the claims made on both sides. Those who support the actions of the deputy sheriff and child protection investigator, such as the state of Oregon and certain child advocacy groups, make the claim that such an action should be allowed. They argue that the protection of the child is the most important factor, not the authority of the parents and the privacy of the family. Those who oppose the interrogation of the girl, such as the Family Research Council and the family themselves, argue that while the best interest of the child is definitely important, the repercussions of future “interrogations” and acts of government-sanctioned family separation have the potential for great abuse. A major concern seems to be: if this landmark case results in greater freedom for authorities to engage children without the knowledge of the parents, then conceivably arbitrary reasons for investigation would endanger the child and unnecessarily undermine the sanctity of the nuclear family.

Such landmark cases as this, which made headway in the Supreme Court, have a special importance. In the future, it may be that such cases become more common, due to the attention shown this one.

Sex crimes are complicated offenses, particularly when a child is the victim. Often the alleged perpetrator is a family friend or relative, which causes even more shock and pain for those involved. Whether or not the accused is guilty of the crime, these charges carry with them an emotional stigma, which creates very real challenges for the accused. The accused may experience difficulties with personal relationships, and problems with housing an employment.

If you have been charged with a crime, it is important to seek legal assistance as soon as possible. The sooner you seek the guidance of qualified counsel, the better your chances are for a positive outcome in your case.

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A city official referred to as the “Street Czar” and entrusted with serving the community of San Diego was recently charged with a serious sex crime: he allegedly subjected an underage female to molestation, as documented by a New York Criminal Lawyer.

According to court documents, the young woman, now 21, was younger than 14 at the time of the alleged sexual misconduct charges, which happened around seven years ago. The accused city official is relatively new to his line of work, being commonly referred to as the “Street Czar” for the city of San Diego. A Bronx Criminal Lawyer notes that on February 28, the 47-year-old man pleaded not guilty in court. The exact statement from the prosecutor in the case says that the defendant allegedly enticed the then-underage victim to touch his private area, a claim that is also said to be corroborated by an external evidence source.

Though the city-employed defendant will not have to undergo jail time during the time of subsequent hearings, a New York Criminal Lawyer stated that according to an official for the city of San Diego, the defendant had been placed on “administrative leave” that does not include compensation. Upon inquiry, the legal counsel of the defendant declined to comment; at the same time, the president of a local union admitted that the arrest was “surprising”, thought went on to affirm the truth that according to American courts, a defendant is innocent until proven guilty. The union president oversees the employment and economical interests of all but 2,000 city employees in San Diego.

For now, the judge presiding over the case has issued a protective order upon the defendant, forbidding him to associate with the alleged victim in any manner whatsoever. Disobedience toward this order would likely result in further consequences for the defendant. The charge pending against the defendant currently carries a felony status, with a matching maximum term of eight years in prison.

Being charged with a sex crime is serious, and can carry many serious penalties that can include prison time, monetary fines, community service and more. Whether or not you are found guilty of the charges against you, these type of charges can create problems with your personal relationships and employment. While these charges can be stressful and embarrassing, it is important to take prompt action and consult legal counsel. The earlier on in the process you do this, the better you chance you have for a positive outcome.

Sexual misconduct is one of many serious sex crimes that carry serious legal consequences, yet is not beyond the scope of legal proficiency for a skilled legal counsel. Serious repercussions accompany the accused in such cases, and it is wise to seek the representation and counsel of a qualified legal counsel. If you or another of relation are currently experiencing a situation similar to that described above, a Bronx Sex Crimes Lawyer has the resources you need to ensure a fair trial and receive comfort and encouragement.

Contact Stephen Bilkis and Associates for guidance and a free consultation. Whatever your charges, we will provide an aggressive defense and ensure that your rights are protected throughout your proceedings. We have offices to serve you throughout the New York area, including locations in Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island, the Bronx, and Brooklyn. We also have locations in both Nassau County and Suffolk County on Long Island, and Westchester County. Call us today to schedule a free consultation at 1-800-NY-NY-LAW.

A 20-year old college student has been arrested in Boulder, CO, for allegedly picking up a box that contained fake identifications, sources have told a New York Criminal Lawyer. The University of Colorado sophomore had allegedly gone to the local grocery store to pick up a box that had been delivered to the store bearing a friend’s name.

Although the young man initially told police that he simply got “caught in the middle” of his friend’s scheme to distribute fake ID’s, police soon discovered there was more to the story that what they were just told by the suspect. During a routine check for weapons, officers discovered the suspect’s wallet. Within the wallet was a fake id. This was all the arresting officers required in order to charge the youth with “suspicion of forgery, criminal possession of a forged instrument and unlawful acts,” police told the NY Criminal Lawyer.

Authorities were tipped off as to the contents of the package when the package was delivered to the a grocery store by UPS, and an employee opened the package by mistake. She discovered a total of 22 fake ID’s that were grouped in pairs for 11 people. Sources went on to inform a Staten Island Criminal Lawyer that although each of the ID’s did match a real person as well as their address, each of the ID’s listed the person as being at least 21 years of age.

Why the package was shipped to the grocery store rather than to one of the parties, is one question that the police may already have an answer. The youth has been at least partially cooperative with Boulder Police as they investigated during the arrest. His words were to the effect that since he had used the Western Union services at the grocery store to pay his friend for the ID’s, that his friend must have gotten the addresses confused when he shipped the fake ID’s. A critical error apparently.

The investigation is continuing and thus far, the police have not yet made any further arrests in this case. The 20-year old college sophomore has been released on bond.

Whether you are found innocent or guilty of criminal charges, they can have a last effect on your personal and professional life. If found guilty, you could be facing jail time, fines, probation and community service. Even if you are found innocent, criminal charges can affect your employment, housing opportunities and personal relationships. Whether you have been charged with sex crimes, a drug possession charge, or a white collar crime, it is important to your case to obtain legal guidance as soon as possible. The sooner legal counsel is called, the better your chances of obtaining a favorable result.

At Stephen Bilkis and Associates, we will provide you with legal guidance and a free consultation. We have office locations throughout the New York area, including offices in Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Staten Island and Queens. We also have locations in both Nassau County and Suffolk County on Long Island, as well as Westchester County.

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Over the past several years, DNA science has made extraordinary progress and its implementation in many criminal cases has both convicted the guilty and exonerated the innocent. A New York Criminal Lawyer has learned that one federal crime lab is struggling to keep its reputation afloat following reports that one of its more senior and experienced forensics examiners not only blotched, DNA tests, but also falsified records.

A worker at the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory, near Atlanta, is being investigated for alleged mistakes that may have allowed the guilty to go free and may have contributed to many to be wrongfully convicted of crimes they did not commit, sources tell.

Unfortunately, the problem appears to go much deeper than just one worker that was making mistakes and then attempting to cover them up. Sources alleged to a New York City Criminal Lawyer that the forensic examiner’s supervisors were not only slow to recognize his mistakes, but also wanted to keep any investigation of these mistakes in-house so that the facility would not lose its accreditation.

Although there have been many instances where DNA results have been retested by a different examiner, this is not one of those instances. Although there have been many problems with having retesting completed on work this individual had done, the U.S. military does not keep DNA evidence in storage beyond a set time-period. After that time has passed, the DNA is destroyed. This military policy has preempted any testing on the results that would have been possible in a similar situation at a civilian lab.

While the investigation is ongoing, there have been many questions arise in both military prosecution and especially in defense circles as to the validity of some cases of which an individual was convicted due to what may be a faulty DNA analysis. Many military attorneys had not even heard of the issue at the military DNA lab before the story broke. At least one person who was convicted by means of a faulty DNA test did not learn of this issue from the military. Rather he learned of it from another inmate. Many lawsuits have already been filed and more are expected to be filed in the near future.

The offenses discussed here come under the heading of a white collar crime. These types of crimes generally include criminal acts that are committed by someone of higher social status and respectability, and often involve fraudulent activity.

Whether you have been charged with sex crimes, or a DWI offense, or theft charge, it is important to speak to legal counsel without delay. Whether you are guilty or not, a criminal charge can have lasting impact on your life. If convicted, penalties can include jail time, fines, community service and probation.

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Following an undercover police investigation that resembled a Dateline type sting, deputies in Florida arrested 21 men and one woman, ages from 20 to 59, according to a New York Criminal Lawyer. The arrests are the fruition of a week long investigation that brought individuals from different parts of the state for the sole purpose of having sex with 14-year old boys and girls.

The sheriff's office used undercover officers that posed as 14-year old children online and included age-regressed photographs of the undercover officers, a Brooklyn Criminal Lawyer was told. The deputies communicated with the suspects electronically via email, instant messages, and over the phone. The individuals are those who responded to ads placed by deputies on Craigslist. The Sheriff’s Office also worked closely with the State Attorney's office, so that any legal issues that can often arise due to the nature of these types of investigations, most notably entrapment, could be avoided.

Following the arrests, the County Sheriff stated that he did hate to say that the investigation was fruitful. He also asked just how many more of these child predators are loose on the children in Florida that they are unaware. In the Sheriff’s own words, “The sheriffs of this state are tired of it.”

Many of those arrested do not have a criminal record. According to the arrest reports, when deputies entered the home many of the suspects attempted to run away. Deputies also wrote in their reports that one individual wailed loudly as he was being handcuffed. The woman is reported to have told deputies that she was only there to try to talk the 14-year old girl out of participating in the sex. According to the Sheriff, each of the individuals involved had been given the opportunity to either participate or not, and it is apparent to him that everyone who was present when his deputies raided the home were knowing and willing participants who had come for one reason—to have sex with a child.

In total, deputies filed 50 felony and three misdemeanor charges against those involved and their bonds totaled in excess of $1.2 million.

Sex crime charges are serious, and whether you are guilty or not, can have long lasting consequences. These charges can impact your personal relationships, your employment, and much more.

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Initial reports from a New York City Criminal Lawyer have revealed an 8 year old girl was molested and sexually assaulted by the college student who was paid to be her tutor.

The girl said a tutor in her third-grade classroom at a local elementary school had put his hand down her pants many times, and molested her. Then, the college student would very often touch her on the shoulder and tell her, “Good job,” the young girl told police. On Thursday, she said, that tutor –who was identified as a junior at a local college, indicated reports from a Brooklyn Criminal Lawyer—proceeded to rape her.

Later on that same day, she sought treatment at a local hospital, say the local police. Late Monday afternoon, police arrested the college student who is 21 years old. He was charged with rape of a child with force and indecent assault and battery of a minor under 14.

The defendant was arraigned Tuesday in District Court, where he decided to plead not guilty and was held on $20,000 bail.

He was ordered by a judge to stay away from the third grade girl, and also told he was to have no contact with minor children under the age of 16 unless they had parental supervision present at all times during the visit. He was also told he has to stay away from all elementary, middle and high schools until further notice.

The defendant’s parents declined to make a statement while leaving the courthouse after the arraignment. They told the local news station that they support their son. The case is scheduled for a probable-cause hearing on April 21.

The college junior tutored students at a local elementary school as part of a work-study program. Police said the supposed abuse happened on a several different dates. The young girl told police the events happened in the back of her classroom and other children were present while it was happening.

Sex crimes and other offenses against children create lasting scars. These offenses create emotional and physical scars that often take a lifetime to heal. If you or a loved one has been the victim of a sexual assault, rape or other physical abuse offense, be sure to obtain not only prompt medical and emotional support, but also contact an attorney promptly for guidance.

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Barry Bonds is famed for being the greatest hitter of home runs in baseball history – now he’ll be known for his criminal conviction for obstructing justice, as well.

The jury on the Bonds case was unable to come to a decision regarding whether or not Bonds lied about the use of steroids. Only the obstruction of justice charge stuck, though it is a felony charge, a New York Criminal Lawyer points out. The prosecution wanted all the charges to stick, but Bonds didn’t get what he wanted either – as a convicted felon, he cannot own a firearm, vote, or serve on a jury.

In 2003, Bonds said under oath before a grand jury that he never took performance-enhancing drugs, to his knowledge. What matters most to baseball fans is that he did take them, which makes his otherwise impressive baseball record dubious, at the very least.

The fact that he took steroids, willingly or not, may never be a matter for the law – only the fact that he wasn’t as cooperative as he might have been in the investigation. Even that, Bonds’ lawyer will fight to the very end, emboldened by the fact that their client has been found not guilty on all other charges. A federal judge may very well decide if the appeal will go forward, possibly as soon as May.

The Giants told a NY Criminal Lawyer, “This case is ongoing and we expect it will proceed in a fair and orderly manner. Accordingly, we have no comment at this time.” For many people, the conviction has little bearing on what made Barry Bonds famous in the first place – his ability to hit home runs. No matter what happens to him legally, that legacy will remain.

The 46-year-old Bonds is very unlikely to return to baseball, but there are signs that his record will be broken, possibly soon. Alex Rodriguez is well on his way – though he has already admitted to using the same drugs that likely got Bonds into so much trouble.

A white collar crime, such as obstruction of justice, can bring serious penalities. It is important to ensure that the individual's rights are protected throughout the legal process.

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A serial killer’s graveyard was thought only to contain the bodies of women, sources told a New York Criminal Lawyer. Police were therefore shocked to find the body of an infant or a child buried there.

“One doesn’t match the others. It’s a young person, possibly as young as an infant, or a child,” one witness reported. The same source also suggested the victim may be due to another killer entirely.

There have been seven other murder victims found on that stretch of Long Island beach. Four of these people were found close to each other in December 2010 and were all confirmed to be prostitutes on Craigslist who disappeared after meeting a john. The other four, which includes the body of the child, were discovered just a few miles away. The second set of four were all within half a mile of each other. Sources explained that while the first set of four have been identified, the second set remains unknown.

Suffolk County’s monetary woes may have played a role in the difficulty of solving the murders, according to a Suffolk County Criminal Lawyer. Officials are trying to avoid paying overtime, which means reduced patrols along the beach area where the bodies were buried.

Patrols of the area were once the job of the Marine Bureau, placed on the beach, but the job was given to police authorities, which could be as much as a 40-minute drive away. This lasted from early 2009 to the end of 2010, when the first bodies were found. There have been no weekend searches, either, thanks to fears of overtime costs.

Investigators believe the killings are related to the murders of four prostitutes in Atlantic City in 2006, due to similar aspects in both cases. “It’s the same guy,” one person alleges.

The four bodies found in December were all strangled, just like the bodies found in Atlantic City in 2006. In Atlantic City, the bodies were also dumped near water, near each other, in deserted areas.

Often with criminal offenses, there are multiple crimes involved, including a domestic violence issue, drug offense, or sex crime. It is important to seek quality legal representation to ensure that your rights are protected.

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A woman from has died after being struck by a police car as she was walking home.
The 63-year-old woman was struck by a police cruiser at 10:41 p.m. on a Saturday night as she walked home during a rainstorm, family members and police told a New York Criminal Lawyer.

She was taken directly to the hospital, but was pronounced dead at 11:25 p.m. She was only a few blocks from her home when the accident occurred, during a spate of severe weather.

The officer was also taken to the hospital to treat bruises on his knees. He was since released. He had been patrolling at the time of the incident. According to a Manhattan Criminal Lawyer, the police did not release his name and their investigation is ongoing.

The victim’s family had been hoping to gather at her house for the first night of Passover, only a few nights later. Instead, they will be mourning her passing.

The woman’s son-in-law explained that his mother-in-law was a warm, friendly person. She loved to have people over her home for gatherings. He described her as “very friendly and sunny, and just a very happy person, fun to be around.”

He said she “loved to celebrate the holidays, hosting holiday celebrations. We were supposed to go to her house tomorrow night for the first seder.”

If you or a loved one has charged with a crime, whether it be a sex crime, dug offense or gun possession matter, it is important to seek legal guidance promptly to ensure that your rights are protected.

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As a New York Criminal Lawyer explains, criminal law is very different in the US as it is to Saudi Arabia. Saudi authorities condemn and forbid any demonstrations or protests over the way the country is run.

There is however an increasing dissatisfaction over the way that the country is run. There have been many anti-government protests over the past few months.

The government is cracking down on these protests to try and limit their impact on the country. Eye witness accounts indicated that many of the protestors were detained for taking part in the protests.

According to a Nassau County Criminal Lawyer, in a recent report, over 160 activists have been detained since the start of February. People are being arrested every day, without fail.

The government is hardest on people who frequently attend protests. However, the Saudi police are also detaining ordinary law abiding citizens for just taking part in one protest. The Saudi authorities track down these normal people and arrest them from their homes or when they are at work.

There were over 10 arrests this week and all of these individuals were imprisoned. While the exact reason for the arrests has never been published, many of the families believe it is because they have been part of protests and demonstrations.

Saudi Nationals are continuing to protest over the suppression or people’s rights and imprisoning people without a trial or charge. Unemployed Saudi citizens are also protesting over the lack of job opportunities in the country.

Saudi authorities are ruthless in their crackdown on peaceful protests by using violence. They are said to of opened fire, and used grenades to disperse an otherwise peaceful public protest. Human rights protestors are outraged at the lack of a freedom of speech in the country and have urged the authorities to consider relaxing the ban.

Although protests are officially banned in Saudi Arabia, many more are planned throughout the month. It's thought that Saudi's crackdown will get even more violent as the government tries to retain power.

If you or a family member is facing criminal charges, whether it is a drug crime, sex crime, or gun possession matter, it is important to ensure that your rights are protected.

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Domestic violence whether we admit it or not has been a problem of society even during the early days. Unfortunately, the ultimate victims of this crime are the children. Often times a third party has to step in because both parents are incapable of recognizing that they are in a very menacing situation. Social Welfare may have to step in when the mental, physical and emotional development of the children are being compromised. A New York Criminal Lawyer can explain that social welfare acts as a government arm that ensures the children are safe and not in any kind of danger.

This case is all about domestic violence. The parents has been identified as people who keep on engaging in domestic violence and neither one has the capacity to get out of the vicious cycle of hurting each other. Friends, relatives, neighbors, police officers and even work colleagues have been asked to testify by the court. This procedure was necessary in order to establish a pattern that the parents have been continuously engaging in domestic violence for over 10 years already.

As a result, their eldest daughter has been diagnosed with enuresis or most commonly known as bedwetting at the age of six. The parents along with the eldest daughter were called in to undergo an evaluation at the a county mental health clinic because of their problem with their eldest. Apparently it was found out that the eldest has been playing “referee” or “peace maker” for her parents who were arguing most of the time. These arguments often end up in physical confrontations.

After several years, the children were then taken to their Aunt on the mother’s side after a significantly violent episode. It was observed that at age 11, the eldest daughter was rebellious and still wetting her bed. Her brother was withdrawn and very indifferent to other people. It was very obvious that the domestic violence issue at their home has created a negative impact on their mental and emotional state. The children were not growing in an ideal environment. Sadly both parents admit that what they are doing to each other has been affecting their kids ever since but they simply couldn’t stop hurting each other.

The case workers, as well as a Bronx Domestic Violence Lawyer who was working in this particular case were really concerned about the children’s wellbeing. That is why they have filed a case against the parents for exposing their children to such violence that hinders their children’s mental and emotional growth. In fact, a clinical psychologist from has testified that what the children have been manifesting is consistent to what he had studied and observed as an expert on children’s behaviour.

When children are involved it is considered as something very serious and alarming. The children are the future of a nation and therefore need to be mentally and emotionally capable to handle a great deal of responsibilities in the future. Domestic violence, a sex crime or any other such crime are considered serious offenses by the law.

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There’s nothing sadder than a mother maltreating her own children. This case is about a mother who inspite of having four children already, still didn’t have the maternal instinct to care for her kids. She has two kids from her first partner and twins with a man reported to have been physically and emotionally abusing her.

It was determined by the court and by the Social Welfare Department that the mother has actually sexually abused her eldest son. The court and the Social Welfare Officers are trying to establish if the mother’s behaviour is a result of domestic violence that was brought about by the father of the twins.

The mother has gone through a lot of counselling and therapy. She has also undergone sexual offender therapy because of what she has done to her eldest son. This is very disturbing because this is not a common case. It is not every day that we hear that mothers are involved in sex crimes against their son or daughter. She had actually completed all of the seminars, counselling and therapies except for the sex offender therapy. The reason for this is she refused to admit what she had done.

Despite the domestic violence issue between her and the father of the twins, the true victims in this case are the kids. Her eldest son, because of the sexual abuse has been showing negative behavior that is not normal for a child his age. The mother’s refusal to admit what she has done to him and her failure to recognize the especial needs of her son has created a wide gap between her and her child.

The mother is suffering from a deep behavioral and emotional distress. The Family court has used a lot of approaches to strengthen the ties between the mother and her children, according to a New York Criminal Lawyer. Unfortunately all of their efforts were unsuccessful. The mother still continues to have occasional relationship with the twins’ father despite the domestic violence issue. She also doesn’t have any concrete plans for her children especially about their welfare and wellbeing. She also refused to admit that she has sexually abused her son. Her parenting skills are also in question. Whenever she is permitted to see her children she neglects them and gets easily irritated by their “noise” and activities. She has been reported to show indifferent behaviour to her children during visitations. She often times seen to push the children away and shout at them. She also exhibits negative behavior and says negative things to her children. She even threatens to leave them whenever she feels that their behavior is too much for her to handle.

As a result of her behavior, the children have been placed under foster care. It can’t be told how long the children will be under such care because there are no clear signs that the mother is improving in terms of her emotional and mental state. The mother, however expressed her willingness to let her parents (the grandparents of her children) adopt her eldest son.

This is a true case that has happened in the state of New York. It is a very sad situation. A New York Criminal Lawyer is well prepared to handle cases of domestic violence and other related abuse.

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Delaware State Police cancelled a Gold Alert for a woman who had been missing for over a day. The 23-year-old woman was found in Prince Frederick, Maryland. She was located over four hours from her Frankford, Delaware home.

Maryland State Police notified Delaware State Police around 2:15 p.m. that they had located the missing woman. No other details were readily available. Maryland State Police could not release any details about the condition of the woman. Kidnapping did not seem to be the case.

She had been last seen at her 30000 block of Wilson Lane residence in Frankford, Delaware. The 23-year-old woman’s family was worried for her welfare because of her mental status, a reporter was told by the state police spokesman captain. The police believe she left purposely and was not kidnapped.

Gold Alerts are similar bulletins to Amber Alerts. The main difference between the two is that Amber Alerts are for missing children. The Gold Alerts are solely for missing adults or senior citizens whose family, hospital officials, or police officials believe the individual’s safety or health could be in jeopardy. There was no evidence of sex crime.

Usually a Gold Alert is activated for an individual with a mental impartment such as Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, developmental disabilities, or suffering from suicidal tendencies. These individuals are generally unable to find their way home. There are only 11 states with Gold Alerts established. Other than Delaware, they are Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, Kentucky, Ohio, Rhode Island, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia and Florida.

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The Alabama House of Representatives voted 73-28 on April 5, 2011 to pass an immigration law very similar to the controversial one passed in Arizona. It gives law enforcement officers the ability to detain people on the suspicion of being in the United States illegally.
The sponsor of the bill confirmed that the bill “attacks every aspect of an illegal alien’s life.”
“This bill is designed to make it difficult for them to live here so they will deport themselves,” the bill’s sponsor stated. The bill will go to the Senate, now that it has been passed in the Alabama House.

The sponsor of the bill claims illegal immigrants cost taxpayer money and take jobs American citizens would otherwise be working. Opponents, however, insist the bill will result in racial profiling and make law enforcement more expensive. In their opinion, immigration enforcement is the job of the federal government. The supoprters of the bill believe that undocumented workers are responsible increased crime including drug trafficking, various theft crimes including robbery, sex crimes as well all types of violent felonies.

The bill, if passed, would require law enforcement officers to obtain proof of citizenship or residency from anyone they stop for minor incidents like traffic violations, if there is reasonable suspicion that the suspect may be in the United States illegally. The officer would have to make an attempt to ascertain the suspect’s legal status and those believed to be in the United States illegally would be detained and charged with trespassing.

Jails would be able to hold people until their immigration status could be verified. The bill would also make it illegal to give an illegal immigrant a home, to give them a ride, to rent to them, or employ them.

“Help me understand this reasonable suspicion. Do I look American?” an opposing representative asked the bill’s sponsor.

The sponsor replied that “reasonable suspicion” would include someone without identification who acted nervous or who changed their story while speaking with an officer. He also assured citizens that officers could not pull someone over or detain them solely on the suspicion of being in the country illegally. They would have to be pulled over for another matter first.

Alabama could have as many as 120,000 undocumented persons living in the state as of March 2010, which is double the number from just five years ago.

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It is one of the grisliest murders the locals have seen in a while. The incident is right out of an "America's Most Wanted" episode. An animal doctor was arrested last week for killing in cold blood his veterinarian technician, 27, who was also pregnant. The man has been charged with criminal homicide according to one source and a possible sex crime. The suspect has also been charged with the death of her unborn child. Snyder is from North Whitehall Township near Allentown Pennsylvania. The suspect is a veterinarian at Montgomery County's animal health facility.

Authorities found the victim’s body in a wooded, hilly area outside of North Whitehall Township. Her body had multiple gunshot wounds. Authorities told a N York Criminal Lawyer that on March 17, 2011, they found Snyder's car parked in an industrial park. One of the windows was shattered. Shell casings and blood were found inside the vehicle. Upon reviewing security tapes, authorities observed that a man drove the woman’s car into the park and exited the vehicle after a short time. Upon exiting the vehicle the man, later identified as the suspect, tossed some items into a dumpster. After investigating, police removed a bleach container and some sealed medical records belonging to the victim inside the dumpster.

Friends of the technician told police that they were aware that the 27 year old was going out with her "boyfriend" whom they identified as the suspect. There were accounts that the couple was fighting a lot recently due to her pregnancy. Her roommate told police in the court report that on the fateful day she received a strange text from her phone. She was suspicious as to who wrote the text because it was written differently than her usual texts.

Investigators went to the home of suspect and his wife to question him about his ties to the victim. The suspect at first denied any contact over the past several months, but when confronted with proof that he had seen her recently, he confessed to an affair and didn't want his wife to know.

Later that week police matched the gunshot wounds to the suspect's Glock handgun and the arrest followed soon after. Additionally, it is believed that an autopsy is being down todetermine if a sex crime was commited.

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A convicted sex offender on trial for kidnapping and raping an 11-year-old girl and keeping her captive for 18 years was expected to give a guilty plea – until his lawyer asserted the grand jury was improperly selected and acted inappropriately.
The public defender in this case is defending her clients against charges of rape, kidnapping, and other charges in an amended indictment, and she urged them to plead not-guilty.
The public defender did not elaborate on her claims regarding the jury, but did say she had questions about the racial makeup and the geographical makeup of the jury that indicted the couple on trial – the kidnapper and his wife. They were indicted mainly for the kidnapping of the 11-year-old girl, who is now 30. The public defender has been instructed to outline her objections in writing.
A second attorney, the one representing the kidnapper’s wife, had earlier said he expected the kidnapper to plead guilty and spend the rest of his life in prison.
The public defender was understandably bothered by that.
“He shouldn’t have been speaking for [my client]. He should speak for his client.”
The wife’s attorney said he did not know about the public defender’s plan until the day before she made her assertions.
The district attorney plans to continue with the trial and expects the grand jury’s decision to be upheld.
“My responsibility is to see that these two are held accountable for the enormity of their actions,” he explained. “We are determined to do that.”
The girl at the heart of the trial was kidnapped from her street in June 1991 as she walked to a school bus stop. During her imprisonment, she bore two daughters, now 13 and 16, to her kidnapper. All three of them were kept in a backyard compound of tents and sheds. They had never been to school or seen a doctor in during the entire period.
The kidnapper and his wife confessed everything and even seemed to want to spare their victim and her daughters from testifying. They were originally charged with 18 counts of kidnapping, rape, false imprisonment, child pornography, and committing lewd acts on a child.

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Huntington Beach goes under a transformation every night. During the day, it is a row of stucco building shops, where one can buy beach towels, sunglasses, surfboards, and other beach essentials. At night, the bartenders ply their trade, serving hard liquor under neon and black light.
Bartenders have explained about all the fights they’ve had to break up, or instances of throwing naked men out of their clubs. It has become almost common for a drunk to try to get into the wrong house, causing the police to answer calls for robbery – and the ‘robber’ turns out to be someone so intoxicated, he doesn’t recognize his own house.
All of this leads to a greater problem – Huntington Beach is first in victims killed and injured in traffic accidents related to alcohol, when it comes to cities of its size in California. There are only half as many DUI arrests in Irvine, a college town of about the same size.
New York Sex Crime Lawyers note there have been 1,419 DUI arrests in Huntington Beach in 2010 – a number that everyone agrees is far too high. The City Council has been taking steps to curb the problem, such as eliminating beer pong or drink minimums. Police have begun tracking where people have been drinking before arrest. They were soon able to narrow it down to a three-block area, then down to one bar in particular that had 72 arrests from January 2009 to October 2010, which is ahead of the other bars in the city.
The residents are fed up with the urination, defecation, sex acts, and thefts that occur as a result of the nightly debauchery. One Huntington Beach resident told NY City Criminal Lawyers that she’s had to deal with screeching tires, the occasional fight, and people throwing refuse from liquor into her yard. She lives two blocks from the main drinking area.
This resident, a 34-year-old woman, has learned never to plant anything nice in her garden. She planted purple tulips and waited six long months for them to sprout. The day after they emerged, they were uprooted.
“You can’t leave anything out because drunk people will steal it”.
It is terrible there says a New York Robbery Lawyer

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents (ICE) arrested a man for intending to engage in sexual acts with two young girls. ICE agents posed as a mother willing to sell her two young girls, ages 5 and 8 to the man, states a New York Criminal Lawyer. The man, who was from Athens, Greece, was arrested by ICE agents after landing in the Denver airport. Since his arrest, he has pleaded not guilty to charges ranging from engaging in illicit conduct to aggravated sexual abuse.
ICE agents stage these kinds of operations all the time to catch sexual predators both online and off. As part of the Department of Homeland Security, ICE not only monitors immigration and customs stations in airports, the agency also works tirelessly to stop the illegal trafficking of children and child pornography. A program called "Operation Predator" was created to catch traffickers before children are harmed. Agents pose as parents, relatives or people involved in "sex tourism" to earn the trust of those interested in purchasing children. "Operation Predator" is a world-wide effort to stop sex trafficking.
Those found guilty of sex trafficking, distributing or purchasing child pornography may face up to 10 years in prison, even if this is their first offense. ICE has partnered with other law enforcement agencies throughout the world to stop the distribution of child pornography. Countries such as New Zealand, Italy, the United Kingdom and Australia have task forces in place to catch these types of criminals.
Since the Internet has made it much easier to send and receive images of child pornography, ICE agents must be more diligent in monitoring and acting when they suspect criminal activity. For example, authorities in New Zealand monitored the exchange of child pornography between a citizen of New Zealand and a citizen of the United States. Thanks to the efforts of New Zealand authorities and ICE, both suspects were arrested and charged, reports a New York Criminal Lawyer. Apparently, over 600 images were sent over the Internet, which was more than enough evidence to arrest and convict the men. The man from the U.S., a substitute teacher, was sentenced to eight years in prison.
ICE currently has 69 offices in 49 countries around the world including New York City and Westchester County. Its mission is to track and arrest those traveling for the purposes of sexually abusing children and to catch those sending images of child pornography over the Internet.

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An Addison County music teacher was arrested on federal child-pornography charges, according to a New York Criminal Lawyer. The teacher told officials about the case to warn them in an effort to calm fears about the seriousness of the claims.
A NY City Criminal Lawyer revealed that there was no evidence that linked the teacher’s crimes to any of the local school children.
Classes at Bristol Elementary School and Robinson Elementary School in Starksboro, where the defendant divides his full-time job, were cancelled for the day, said a NYC Criminal Lawyer, but those in charge began to worry about how to tell the community of the issue and were extremely concerned what local parents and even children would have.
There was a letter meant to be sent home parents. "At this point in the investigation there is no evidence that supports that any of the children in our community were involved in any way," were the words used in the letter, signed by both the school principals. "You are your child's best mentor and guide through this difficult time. You must be the one to decide, if, how and when to discuss this with your child."
The school officials made a promise to parents and those in the community that they would keep everyone up to date on any additional information that arise involving the investigation. School Officials in Manhattan and Long Island would do the same.
The Superintendent was unsure how people would adjust to the news and didn’t know off hand if there would be a special school board meeting in either district; there is not one scheduled until April at the earliest.
The defendant turned himself in Thursday morning to the FBI, according to reports on Monday. The prosecutor in charge of the criminal case called on Wednesday and said his client either could be apprehended that night, or he could turn himself in at 9 a.m. Thursday.
Prosecutors sought to have the accused teacher jailed as a danger to the community and as a risk to leave town. He has restrictions placed on his computer use until his trial.

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A camp counselor committed suicide on the camp grounds, after becoming the subject of a sex abuse investigation. This summer camp was one attended by U.S. Senator Scott Brown in his youth.
The day after the investigation began, the counselor committed suicide. A 35-year-old man claimed the counselor molested him back in 1985. The accuser said he gained his inspiration to come forward from Senator Brown, who had recently revealed he was also molested as a boy in summer camp.
N York Criminal Lawyers have learned the counselor was also an assistant director and had been at the camp for several decades. He was found dead in his vehicle in a wooded area of Camp Good News, police sources said. The police have already ruled it a suicide.
“My client is saddened by the circumstances,” the lawyer of the accused explained. “He wanted to face the alleged perpetrator at a criminal trial.”
Senator Brown revealed early in 2011 that he was the victim of abuse at a summer camp when he was a boy, but he never said which camp it was. It was later learned that Brown did attend Camp Good News and that the camp wrote a letter of apology to the senator. The facts of the abuse were revealed the book “Against All Odds”.
Brown’s spokeswoman released a statement, stating, “Senator Brown is aware of the reported suicide at Camp Good News, but he wants to emphasize that he does not know the deceased and has never met him.”
The attorney of the accuser says he received two phone calls from adult men who also claimed the counselor abused them. The original accuser does not want to be identified. He says the abuse occurred when he was 10. In Long Island and Manhattan the accused does not have to reveal his or her identity until he or she is charged.
“There were red flags,” the attorney reported. “The questions remain: What did the supervisors know? When did they know? And what did they do about it?”
A former camp employee told Brooklyn Sex Crimes Lawyers he had notified camp administrators that the counselor had child pornography on his computer, but they did nothing. He also contacted the police in 2002, but nothing seemed to come of those allegations

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A former Maryland man was extradited from Eastern Europe in March 2011 to face rape charges from more than a decade ago. He recently appeared in court for a preliminary hearing.
The 51-year-old defendant is being held without bond. The charges against him are first- and second-degree rape, third-degree sex offense, first-degree assault, three counts of second-degree assault and two counts of false imprisonment. Queens Sex Crimes Lawyers are well versed in these kinds of cases.
A retired Maryland State Police investigator said the complaint was first issued on November 30, 2000.
“He said she sustained serious injury, and [the officer on the scene] called an ambulance,” the investigator said.
The woman was later interviewed at Washington County Hospital, where it was seen she had injuries such as scratches, bruises and swelling to her face. She had once been in a relationship with the defendant, but left him because of his tendency toward violence. Later, she resumed the relationship.
The day before the assault he became very angry with her over a scratch on a computer screen. He became “very romantic” after that, but she rejected his overtures, the investigator revealed to New York City Criminal Lawyers.
According to the woman, the defendant held her down and demanded to know if she had been in any other relationships while they were separated, then beat and choked her and said he was going to have sex with her. Judges in The Bronx and Brooklyn are known to be very harsh when sentencing defendants who are convicted of charges and crimes like this one.
“She was afraid to resist because she was in fear for her life,” the investigator testified.
The woman claimed she was bound with duct tape, a belt, and a necktie. She continued to struggle, at which point the defendant forced her to swallow pills. He only left after she promised to tell no one. She managed to free herself and ran into a trooper outside.
A warrant was issued, but the defendant had left for Germany and they refused to extradite him, according to reports. He was taken into custody in October 2010 when he was found in the Czech Republic. He had gone there to apply for a driver’s license.

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A prep school teacher has become what some consider to be “a parent’s worst nightmare” after pleading guilty to child pornography charges, sources told a Nassau County Sex Crimes Lawyers.
The 28-year-old teacher admitted to using an internet file-sharing program to download videos of children engaged in sexual activities.
“I did use it to download material considered to be child pornography,” the ex-teacher told a federal district judge as the ex-teacher and his family sat in a nearly empty courtroom.
The ex-teacher started teaching fourth- and fifth-graders at a number of elite schools since 2005. Investigators traced the pornographic material to the house of the teacher’s father between September 2007 and May 2010.
“[The ex-teacher] is a parent’s worst nightmare – a person entrusted with the well-being of their children who is avidly consuming child pornography on the side,” a U.S. attorney informed. “He will be punished for his crime and will never be in close proximity to children again.”
Prosecutors wanted the ex-teacher to be jailed until he is sentenced on June 27, because he may spend up to five years in prison, but the judge allowed him to remain free on $50,000 bail.
“The one thing I will insist on is that he not be involved in any kind of stuff with children,” the judge said. The ex-teacher had no comment on the matter. A NYC Criminal Lawyer and those in Suffolk and Westchester Counties are well aware that certain judges are very harsh when it comes to sex crimes and in involvement of children in them.

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A Dallas man is suing the county, the sheriff, and the district attorney after he spent 13 months in jail without access to a lawyer or a court hearing.

The 22-year-old man had been pulled over for a traffic stop. He wished to hide the arrest warrant for violating his parole on a drug charge against him so he used his cousin’s name. He thought the 25-year-old husband and father had a clean record. However, that was not the case; a New York Criminal Lawyer was told.

The cousin also had an arrest warrant with charges of fondling a young relative. The 22-year-old man was arrested, booked, and put into jail.

The 22-year-old man had used his cousin’s name before and the police had the name listed as an alias. They however did not know the cousin was a real person. There were no fingerprints on record for the cousin so they could not compare both men’s prints.

A lawyer had been assigned to the 22-year-old man’s case, but court staff later told him that he already had a lawyer. The 22-year-old man was able to get in contact with his cousin and the cousin turned himself in. He was booked and released on bond. The courts in New York City and also Suffolk County try to make sure that all have proper defense attorneys.

The 22-year-old man had tried several attempts to make the police, the judge, and the prosecution aware of the mix-up. The cousin’s lawyer worked to get the 22-year-old man freed. He requested to see the judge so that they could show a picture of the 22-year-old man to the young relative to determine if he was the same man, according to a New York Sex
Crime Lawyer. When she cleared him, the 22-year-old man was immediately released.

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There is personal, and then there is personal. One of the most personal things that we have is our DNA, reports NY City Criminal Lawyers. DNA defines what we look like, and in many ways, it defines who we are. State and Federal law enforcement agencies have long since taken the fingerprints and mug shots of anyone who has been arrested, but now many states also want to take your DNA sample as well. This is particularly pertinent when it comes to Sex Crimes and the investigation of such.
DNA samples have been an accepted practice in the United States for some time for those who have already been convicted of a crime. A Brooklyn Sex Crimes Lawyer has reported in the past of many instances of where DNA has either convicted or exonerated individuals of crimes.
The concept of taking a DNA sample of anyone who has been arrested for major crimes is nothing new, as there are at least 25 states that already have laws on their books to do just that. One of the more recent states to seek this action is Connecticut. Brooklyn and Manhattan have not joined the others.
Recently, a New Mexico woman travelled to Connecticut to lobby for DNA sampling of those who have been arrested, a New York Criminal Lawyer has learned. On the surface, one may inquire as to why a woman from New Mexico would be doing lobbying for a law that affects the State of Connecticut. The reason is very simple. This New Mexico woman’s daughter was brutally raped, beaten, strangled, and set on fire. The perpetrator of this heinous crime did not have his DNA collected until he had been convicted of an unrelated crime. He had, however, been arrested more than two-years before his conviction, which means the case of the New Mexico woman’s daughter would have been solved long before it was, and would have saved New Mexico authorities more than $200,000 in investigative costs alone.
Connecticut is but the latest in a string of states currently considering this measure, and civil libertarian groups have been arguing that the collection of DNA upon arrest but before a conviction violates a person’s right to privacy and to the presumption of innocence. Regardless of which side of the fence that one chooses to argue, DNA sampling is a viable tool, and will be used for many years to come.

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There is an old saying that “with age comes wisdom”. Apparently, this proverb doesn’t hold true for everyone, according to a New York Criminal Lawyer. Some people seem inclined to stay rooted in their old behavior patterns no matter how devastating they may be, and others pick up proclivities and habits that are not at all becoming as they age. Should an ‘elderly ‘ person be granted leniency for such a crime because of their age?

Take for instance the 72 year old man who was recently sentenced to 3 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 5 year old child in 2006. No one knows for certain if this is a behavior problem that has manifested recently or if he has been carrying it around for decades, but whatever the case, it is unacceptable in our society. Such lascivious behavior should not go unpunished, no matter how old or young the perpetrator, and yet, his lawyers are attempting to keep him out of prison because he is an elder. In The Bronx and Suffolk County, this type of behavior would not be tolerated because of age.

In this case, the man’s defense attorney has requested a suspended sentence for this man because of his age, claims a Queens Sex Crimes Lawyer. The question is, does a man who raped a small child belong on the streets, no matter how old he happens to be? A crime is a crime and this one is particularly distasteful, because it stripped away the innocence of a young child and changed her life forever. Should this man be given a lighter sentence because he has spent more time on this earth? If the old adage were true, that age brings wisdom with it, then this man should have learned a long time ago that sexual assault on a child is not one of the best decisions that he could have made.

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What is it with sports super stars and rape? It seems like every couple of weeks we get to listen to another story of an athlete who was busted for rape in one capacity or another. According to a Nassau County Sex Crime Lawyer, most recently we have received word that a college baseball idol from Florida and his four friends were accused of raping a young woman while partying in the Bahamas. The 20 year old baseball player is hailed as a superstar because of the way he plays his sport, and no one wants to see a superstar go down for something that so easily could have been avoided, but if a man commits a crime, a man should do the time. This is certainly the attitude in The Bronx and Weschester County when it comes to Sex Crimes.

Perhaps when college guys get hit with the sports spotlight their ego grows a few sizes. Or perhaps they somehow come to see themselves as invincible, in a way, as if they can get away with anything, but no matter how revered a man is on the field, his off time actions will come back to haunt him if he makes the wrong play. Soon after they will see that the illusion of being untouchable was never real at all, despite their contracts, how sharp their game or what team they got signed to.

A mother of one of the young men who was there the night of the rape commented on how she had known all of the men involved for years and she could not fathom that these good, clean American boys could commit such a crime, reports the NY Criminal Lawyer. The mother admitted that she truly thought their innocence would be maintained. But police aren’t so sure, and they are conducting a full investigation to find out what really happened that night in the Bahamas. At this time the baseball player has been released on $10,000 bond and is awaiting trial.

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What may have been a bogus call to 911 has been added to evidence in the case of two police officers charged with rape, NY City Criminal Lawyers have learned. The 911 call was used to explain one of the four trips the cops made to the home of the victim.
The 911 call originated from a pay phone at First Ave. and E. 13th Street by a man who claimed to be Canadian. The alleged visitor from Canada called to complain about a homeless man sleeping in the hallway of a nearby building.
“He’s just sleeping there in the hallway… He smells really bad,” the caller said. The tape of the call was played in Manhattan Supreme Court.
“He didn’t bother anybody, but he’s like right at the front door.”
The pay phone was on the same corner where the officers in questioned had come to respond to a fender bender. The dispatcher put out the call about the homeless person, and the two officers already nearby responded to say they were going to investigate. They reported their arrival in the lobby of the building at 1:59 a.m. Unfortunately for them, they were caught on tape entering a different building at that exact same time. In The Bronx and Westchester County authorities are vigilant when it comes to police behavior.
This was the building where their accuser lived. The pair of officers had already been there earlier, New York Sex Crime Lawyers found upon investigation. They first went there to escort the woman inside after a cabbie called 911 because the woman was too drunk to get out of her cab.
Surveillance video showed the cops returning to the building twice more that night.
The first time, they were there for half an hour, during a period dispatchers believed they were dealing with a theft call. Another half hour they were in the building, they were supposedly on a meal break.
One of the officers is accused of raping the woman and the other of serving as lookout. They deny the charges. The 29-year-old woman is expected to testify, but may have been too drunk at the time to clearly remember just what happened.

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American youth are impressionable. They look to their peers and to their role models in order to find acceptable ways of behavior. In other words, they want to be like the people that they respect and admire. Actors, politicians, athletes and others in the public eye are often idolized and emulated by our kids, and it helps if the people our kids are growing up to be are acting in responsible ways. All too often, however, this simply is not the case.

Sports figures are supposed to be a shining example of the American dream, but these days we hear stories of basketball players pulling guns on people and athletes getting busted for lewd texting and even rape, claims a Brooklyn Sex Crimes Lawyer. Even lesser crimes such as drunk driving still do a disservice to our children because it teaches them that it is okay to break the law and risk the lives of others. Staten Island has experience with all of these crimes.

Last December, a Baltimore Ravens football player was charged with a DUI after police stopped him and determined that his blood alcohol content was twice the legal limit. He wasn’t just tipsy, he was toast, related the NY Criminal Lawyer. It is obvious that athletes are people, and not superheroes, and they, too are prone to mistakes and poor judgment. Perhaps the best thing that we can do, especially if our children have heroes that end up being seen in a less favorable light, is set the examples ourselves that we wish for them to follow. Not only does that put the ball back in our court, but it is better for everyone.

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A Florida International University baseball star had his trial and two of his friends put on the fast track by a Bahamian prosecutor, Manhattan Criminal Lawyers have learned. The case is now on its way to the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.
The next hearing will be on May 9 before a Senior Justice in Nassau. Court sources told Manhattan Criminal Lawyers that the trial will not begin then, however.
An attorney working with the Attorney General’s Office sent a bill of voluntary indictment to a magistrate, court sources reflected. This document allows the court to avoid a preliminary inquiry, instead forwarding the case directly to the Supreme Court. The document also contains sworn statements from the witnesses, which will also be seen by the defense.
This will make the case move more quickly, a court observer told Lawyers. “It’s done in the most serious cases,” the source continued. A rape conviction in the Bahamas can earn a life sentence, dependent upon the injury of the victim. “You can get it, but you don’t often get it,” the source said, referring to the life sentence.
This case involves two American tourists, both 17 years of age, who allege they were raped in December, while staying at a resort. Two of the men in the case are charged with one case of rape, each, while a third man is charged with raping both of the girls. They are all currently out on bond. Their attorney states everything was consensual. The legal age of consent in the Bahamas is 16. A Queens Sex Crimes Lawyer would make a similar argument as would any attorney in Manhattan.
The attorney for the young men had no comment, and the father of one of the accused said he would only discuss the case once it was over. He did say, however, “Anyone can accuse anyone of anything at any time. He’s not doing well, obviously. He’s blown away. He’s devastated that someone would accuse him of this.”
The girls who made the accusations have not been identified to the press, nor have any of them made any comment.

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Florida authorities have arrested a former Elementary School group leader of a Florida Elementary School after school program, a Criminal Lawyer in New York has learned. The arrest is the result of an investigation that alleges the 21-year old taped a child to a chair in order to stop the child from crying.
Police have told lawyers the former group leader used wrapping tape to tie a 5-year old boy to a chair. The suspect is then alleged to have held the chair, with the 5-year old boy still taped to it, upside down all the while threatening the boy that he would not put the chair down until the child stopped crying. The allegations further allege that after another student had placed the 5-year old boy into a large trash can, that the suspect would not allow the boy to get out of the trash can as he continued to push the boy back down. The suspect would also quickly undo the tape if a teacher would be walking toward the room. There were no Sex Crimes charged in this case although there was some suspicion.
A NYC Criminal Lawyer was also told that the suspect was in the process of being terminated as a result of some ongoing performance issues, but had resigned before the review had been completed by the school district. Once the allegations became known to the school district, the proper authorities were notified and an investigation initiated into the alleged incidents. In Suffolk County and Nassau County, school officials are always alert to these kinds of transgressions by teachers. Sometimes and Nassau County Sex Crime Lawyer gets involved in this type of case, for obvious reasons.
Although the suspect does not have teaching credentials and is no longer employed by the school district, the local community has been very vocal on this issue, and many are wondering how this could happen in their local school. Furthermore, it has been asked by many of just whatever gave this 21-year old the idea that taping a 5-year old child to a chair and then holding the chair and child upside down would stop the child from crying. Holding a child in a trashcan is also highly unlikely as a tool to use on any child to stop them from crying.
The investigation is ongoing, and the community is awaiting more answers as to the rest of the story.

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A doctor in Hilltown, PA, will stand trial and stands accused of trading pills for sex, a New York City Criminal Lawyer learned. The doctor is also being sued for malpractice for the suicide of an Upper Gwynedd police officer. The doctor is presently free on bond pending a court date that is set for next month.
A New York Sex Crimes Lawyer was also told that the suicide of the police officer is not the only death that has been attributed to the doctor’s dozen or more drug charges. A 31-year old woman reportedly overdosed with more than six different medications in her system that the doctor allegedly prescribed to her the day before she died. The woman had visited the doctor for pills several times, according to sources. Each time all she had to do was to show the doctor her breasts and he would then prescribe her the medication. Some of the drugs the woman had in her system the day she died included Oxycodone, Diazepam, Zolpidem, Amitriptyline, Sertraline, and Carisoprodol. All reportedly prescribed by the doctor. It should be noted, however, that since the district attorney has thus far been unable to link the doctor and the mix of drugs in the woman at the time of her death, he has been unable to charge the doctor with her death.
The Upper Gwynedd police detective who committed suicide was a patient of the accused doctor and had seen him after having shoulder surgery for anxiety. The detective was prescribed Xanax and was in addition to allergy and sleep medication. Over the course of about a month, the doctor increase the officer’s dosage from 1mg to 8 mg, which by all accounts is a large dosage. By the end of March, the detective shot himself while at the police station.
As part of a different investigation, local authorities used both an undercover police officer and an undercover informant to record their transactions with the doctor. This is just what they would do in New York City and Staten Island. Although the doctor asked the informant for sex, he was informed that she would return later. Apparently, it was the police who returned to his office and with a warrant in hand he was arrested.

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Gig Harbor police have arrested a 46-year old man on suspicion of rape. Although the suspect has not yet been formally charged, which is why police are not releasing his name at this time, he was arrested after being interviewed by police after they were informed of the assault.
A New York City Criminal Lawyer has learned that the rape victim is a 37-year old Asian woman, who reportedly has a developmental disability. The suspect frequently visited a neighboring apartment and had undoubtedly seen and possibly spoken to the victim prior to the alleged rape. It should come as no surprise then that the suspect likely knew of the victim’s disability.
The alleged sexual assault reportedly occurred Sunday March 13 at approximately 1 p.m. The 37-year old woman apparently notified police soon after the suspect had allegedly left her apartment. Police were dispatched to the woman’s apartment shortly after she had notified them of the alleged rape. The suspect was still on the property when the police arrived. Officers questioned the man about the allegations the woman had made about the alleged rape. While the details of that interview are currently unknown, at some point during that interview, officers took the suspect into custody and booked him into the Pierce County Jail. Sex Crimes like this are prosecuted with vigor in Brooklyn and Staten Island.
The fact that police have not yet charged the 46-year old male, yet have him in custody is not unusual, the NYC City Criminal Lawyer was told. While the investigation is ongoing, the police are taking several factors under consideration. For instance, rape is a very serious crime, and can be devastating not only to victims, but also to those who may have been accused of the crime falsely. Police must walk that delicate balance to not only keep the perpetrators of such crimes incarcerated, but also to protect the victims from further attacks and reprisals that may occur once a rapist has been identified. Once the Gig Harbor investigators have discovered the facts in this case, either they will ask the district attorney to file charges in this case, or they will release the suspect.

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This past Monday is the first time the four priests who were arrested last month appeared in court, sources told a New York Criminal Lawyer. The priests all face charges of sexually abusing or endangering minors. While this court appearance was essentially a pre-preliminary hearing, there was considerable courtroom drama, as prosecutors and defense attorneys exchanged arguments over the validity of the charges and the payment of attorney’s fees with the presiding judge.
The proceedings left presiding Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge Renee Cardwell Hughes both exasperated and angry, as she ordered the attorneys to prepare and submit their arguments in writing and submit them to the court before they return for another hearing on the matter on March 25. One of the requests from the defense attorneys was for a preliminary hearing, which could have forced prosecutors to disclose at least some of what evidence they have against their defendants. The judge is expected to address that issue at the next hearing.
It appears that the incident that most agitated Judge Hughes is an incident with one of the defendants, a Manhattan Criminal Lawyer was told. The judge learned that one of the defendants had hired his own attorney. While that is no crime, what angered the judge is the defendant had gone to her in tears during the grand-jury investigation and stated that he had no money for a lawyer, in which case she then appointed a lawyer to his case. After the judge ordered the defendant to stand and give her an explanation, she forcefully exclaimed to him that he had lied to her. His lawyer then offered the explanation that the money was a loan from the priest’s brother. His attorney also offered the excuse that the man was nervous and had misspoken. In The Bronx and Brooklyn, sex crimes are seen as serious felonies.
The priest’s attorneys are making arguments that the Philadelphia grand jury that filed charges in this case actually did not have the jurisdiction to do so since the alleged crimes took place in two different counties. Prosecutors had already countered that argument by filing conspiracy charges the week before this hearing began.

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A New York Criminal Lawyer has learned that a former middle school teacher has been arrested by police for improper text messaging a former student and offering to furnish her with alcohol. The 41-year old former teacher now faces the fourth degree felony of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
The police department has expressed its happiness in getting a child predator off the streets. The text messages and emails the former teacher had sent to the 15-year old girl were very carefully crafted and with the exception of offering the teen alcohol, never included any offers for sex. However, there were some personal compliments included, such as how pretty the girl is, how nice her legs are, and how much he wished he were younger so he could date her. It is unclear as to whether the teenager or her parents notified the police. However, it is at this point that the police did become involved.
The former teacher did not realize that police had begun monitoring the teenager girl’s Facebook account and in reality he was making these comments to them instead of the teen he was seeking her favors. His offers to provide her with alcohol were accepted. When he pulled into a local store parking lot to meet the teen, police were there waiting for him. A search of the vehicle concluded with the discovery of alcohol that he had allegedly brought for the 15-year old girl’s use. In Manhattan and Queens this could easily be considered a sex crime.
Police are concerned that this may not be the only underage contact the former teacher had with any of his former students. Investigators are asking that if anyone has any information on the former teacher’s past contacts, that they come forward. Unfortunately, many cases like this remain either under-reported or not reported at all until someone that conducts these types of crimes is captured.
It is not known at this time why former teacher’s contract had not been renewed the previous year, and as of this writing, the school district has not returned any of the NY Criminal Lawyer’s calls.

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The evidence has been mounting against two police officers accused of rape. Prosecutors have told New York City Criminal Lawyers a 911 call they received from a Canadian tourist regarding the crime was actually one of the officers trying to pin the charges on a “smelly” homeless man. The call was made from a pay phone in the East Village.
The alleged rapist and his accomplice, who may have served as a lookout, are said to have faked the call, so they would have more time to make the second of four visits they paid to the apartment of a drunk woman early one December morning in 2008.
According to the victim, she had passed out on her bed. She awakened to the sound of the alleged rapist removing his bulletproof vest before raping her.
“There’s a homeless guy… just sleeping there in the hallway,” the caller said on the 911 tape. He claimed to be from Canada, but witnesses say the voice sounded much more Manhattan than Manitoba.
“He smells pretty bad,” the caller continued. “He’s a homeless guy. You know, he didn’t bother anybody but, he’s like, right in the front door.” In Westchester and Suffolk Counties these kinds of crimes are treated very harshly by authorities.
The two accused officers told their superiors they spent the time from 2 to 2:30 a.m. dealing with this alleged homeless person who was sleeping in the foyer of the building.
Prosecutors tell a different story. According to them, the officers were a number of doors away, in the apartment of the victim, who was 28 years old at the time. She was so drunk, the cabby she’d used to get home called for police assistance to help her get out of the taxi.
That corner was where the 911 phone call was made. The two officers had been there, dealing with a fender bender and a New York City Criminal Lawyer also inspected the scene.
The officers did not want any assistance with the homeless man that was reported, even though they received offers from another nearby patrol.
“Central!” One of the accused officers is reported to have said to the dispatch. “Don’t. Disregard, Central. We got it. We got it.”

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Two brothers in Barboursville have pled guilty to copyright infringement on cargo, according to a New York Criminal Lawyer. The men were dealing with cargo that they also stored illegally within the city limits. The men were in the process of having the goods shipped in to another city and then sold for a profit when they were caught in a sting-like operation. The men did not resist arrest and have been cooperating with authorities who are trying the case.
A New York Criminal Lawyer says the men held $360,000 in goods, which was mostly CD and DVDs that were imported from Mexico. The CDs were mostly made from of Spanish music from multiple artists, whose names were not released. There were also DVDs that were pornographic in nature that had a value of close to $65,000. The goods were held in a storage unit within the city that officials were able to trace to the brothers. In New York City and Queens these can be also treated as sex crimes.
The men admitted the material was pirated when they were questioned by police. They turned over books that showed they dealt with people in a multi-state area to sell their goods. The N York Criminal Lawyer claims that close to a million dollars’ worth of transactions were noted in the books that were turned over to them. They may be facing additional charges since multiple states are involved with their operation. They could also strike plea deals if they cooperate and turn over names of other people who were working with them.

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A celebratory evening ended in horror for one young woman when she claims she was raped by a police officer, Manhattan Criminal Lawyers report.
The victim says she was coming home after celebrating a new job with her friends. At the time of the incident, she was just 27 years old. She would be returning to her home in California in just a few weeks, so it was time to experience some of what New York City had to offer, she felt.
“I wanted to do all the classic New York things I hadn’t done yet,” she explained to reporters.
There was a bottle of wine and pizza with friends, a half-bottle of champagne before her farewell party, then the farewell party itself, where the alcohol continued to flow.
“I was feeling really happy. I was buzzed,” the victim told the jury about her experience getting ready for her party. “I was excited about my party.” In Brooklyn and Staten Island these sex crimes can bring very harsh sentences if the accused is found guilty.
It was 1:30 a.m. before she got home, lying in the back of a taxi, vomiting. She was so incapacitated, the cabbie called 911 to get cops to help her. Unfortunately, these officers did her a great deal of harm, sources told Manhattan Criminal Lawyers.
The police officers did escort her to her apartment, but then they left her face down on her bed, where she could have choked on her own vomit. She passed out and that’s when she says her night become one of horror. According to her account, she was raped as she lay there, drifting in and out of consciousness.
“I woke up now to two men’s voices in my room. I could hear the walkie talkies. It was dark. Flashlights were flashing all over my bed. There was a lot of commotion. Their hands were pressing all around my mattress.” Prosecutors indicated to Manhattan Criminal Lawyers the officers may have been looking for a lighter they were afraid they’d left behind.
Cameras did much of the testifying in the trial, showing the officers leaving and entering the apartment at least twice. The victim helped by wearing a wire when she later confronted the officer accused of raping her. After some stammering, he admitted he wore a condom when he raped her.

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A disgraced former New York City Police Department officer in community-
affairs, has been convicted of groping two women and soliciting oral sex from
another woman. A NY Criminal Lawyer reports that he also has a criminal trial pending for an alleged rape of yet another woman. Judges and juries in New York City and Nassau County are harsh when defendants are found guilty of sex crimes.

He used his position of authority while in uniform as a police officer to commit
sexual crimes. As a police officer in uniform, he would use his authority to gain
the trust of his victims by offering to help and would then commit the sexual
assaults. He was convicted of groping two women that he was supposed to
help. He told both women that he would provide assistance with paper work for
an after-school program for their children. Once earning their trust, NYC Criminal Lawyers say he groped both women thereby committing a crime. The attacks occurred in 2004 and 2008. He was convicted by a jury and one female juror who asked not to be named, used the terms "disgusting" and "scumbag" when referring to the Defendant. Both women testified to the assaults in graphic detail before the jury.

He has also been convicted of soliciting oral sex from another woman who trusted the officer in uniform. He was serving a summons in Riverside Park to the woman when the solicitation took place. He is also facing a charge of rape on another female victim who trusted
the now former police officer.

The former officer is still awaiting sentencing on his conviction for groping the two
women. His sentencing date is scheduled for July. His rape trial is pending.

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In Queens, police are hunting for a serial sex predator finally caught on surveillance camera leaving a subway station in Flushing right before his last attack.
He is implicated in at least four attacks since September. Last September 22nd is when he’s believed to have first struck. He grabbed a 37-year-old woman from behind and sexually assaulted her. In December, his victim was a 27-year-old woman on Sanford Avenue. This woman was treated for injuries to her head and face.
His next attack was in February, against a 27-year-old woman on Bowe Street and his latest attack was on April 19, when he assaulted a 24-year-old woman on Colden Street. She was not badly injured. Right before the last attack, the suspect was seen on camera.
A drunk driver was arrested in midtown Manhattan after crashing his car into another vehicle, then jumping the curb to crash into a restaurant, police sources informed NYC Criminal Lawyers.
The 30-year-old driver was driving a 2008 Infiniti on Third Avenue when he rammed into a 2010 Lincoln SUV. He lost control of his car and drove onto the sidewalk, then into a building on Third Avenue, shattering a restaurant window. After the accident, he was arrested and charged with DUI. There were no serious injuries.
A Bronx man choked his ex-girlfriend, even as she held her baby in her arms, authorities told NYC Criminal Lawyers. The 20-year-old suspect pushed the woman and her 6-month-old baby into a bed and began strangling her while the baby cried.
“If you touch the door, this time I won’t hold back!” he allegedly told her.
The victim barely managed to remain conscious and suffered injuries on her neck and broken blood vessels under her eyelids, according to police. The suspect was arrested and charged with strangulation, assault and endangering the welfare of a child.
In Brooklyn, a gunman fired shots on a Flatbush street. One man was killed before the suspect fled the scene.
The 23-year-old victim was standing outside a building on Linden Boulevard at about 11 at night when he was shot in the chest. He was taken to Kings County Hospital where he was pronounced dead

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A freshman student, formerly of Rutgers College, is already in trouble for using a webcam to spy on his roommate’s encounter with another man. Now New York Criminal Lawyers have learned he has been formally charged with a hate crime, along with deleting tweets and texts so as to avoid further implication.
The 19-year-old was indicted in Middlesex County on a total of 15 counts, including bias intimidation and invasion of privacy in the series of events that ended with the suicide of an 18-year-old student in a case that began a national discussion on bullies and the treatment of people of differing sexual orientation.
The 19-year-old student was already dealing with invasion of privacy charges, along with another student at Rutgers. It was a process of months for prosecutors to present the case that the defendant was in fact targeting another student due to his sexual orientation and that this was the basic reason that he broadcast his roommate’s sexual encounter over the internet.
New York Criminal Lawyers note the charges do not specifically say the spying the 19-year-old allegedly engaged in was the cause of his roommate’s death. After the video spread among the other students, the defendant’s then-roommate committed suicide by jumping from the George Washington Bridge.
The most serious of the bias charges could cause the defendant to end up in prison from five to ten years. In Manhattan and Nassau County, these crimes are considered very serious and are treated that way.
A prosecutor in Middlesex County said charges against the young woman considered to be an accomplice to the defendant were not presented to the grand jury. It is unknown yet what course the woman will take – she may go before a grand jury to face charges herself, or she might help the prosecution in the case against the man she helped in the humiliation of another student.

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According to initial reports, an 8 year old girl was molested and sexually assaulted by the college student who was paid to be her tutor.
The girl said a tutor in her third-grade classroom at the Angelo Elementary School had put his hand down her pants many times, and molested her.
Then, the college student would very often touch her on the shoulder and tell her, “Good job,” the young girl told police. On Thursday, she said, that tutor –who was identified as a junior at a local college, indicated a New York City Criminal Lawyer—proceeded to rape her.
Later on that same day, she sought treatment at Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital, say the local police. Late Monday afternoon, police arrested the college student who is 21 years old on the college’s Easton campus. He was charged with rape of a child with force and indecent assault and battery of a minor under 14.
The defendant was arraigned Tuesday in Brockton District Court, where he decided to plead not guilty and was held on $20,000 bail.
He was ordered by a judge to stay away from the third grade girl, and also told he was to have no contact with minor children under the age of 16 unless they had parental supervision present at all times during the visit. He was also told he has to stay away from all elementary, middle and high schools until further notice. Sex Crimes committed in Manhattan, New York City call for a NY lawyer who knows the ropes.
The defendant’s parents declined to make a statement while leaving the courthouse after the arraignment. They told the local news station that they support their son. The case is scheduled for a probable-cause hearing on April 21.
The college junior tutored students at the city’s Angelo Elementary School as part of a Stonehill work-study program. Police said the supposed abuse happened on a several different dates. The young girl told police the events happened in the back of her classroom and other children were present while it was happening.

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An Addison County music teacher was arrested on federal child-pornography charges. The teacher told officials about the case to warn them in an effort to calm fears about the seriousness of the claims.
A Manhattan Criminal Lawyer revealed that there was no evidence that linked the teacher’s crimes to any of the local school children.
Classes at Bristol Elementary School and Robinson Elementary School in Starksboro, where the defendant divides his full-time job, were cancelled for the day, said a Manhattan Criminal Lawyer, but those in charge began to worry about how to tell the community of the issue and were extremely concerned what local parents and even children would have.
There was a letter meant to be sent home parents. "At this point in the investigation there is no evidence that supports that any of the children in our community were involved in any way," were the words used in the letter, signed by both the school principals. "You are your child's best mentor and guide through this difficult time. You must be the one to decide, if, how and when to discuss this with your child."
The school officials made a promise to parents and those in the community that they would keep everyone up to date on any additional information that arise involving the investigation.
The Superintendent was unsure how people would adjust to the news and didn’t know off hand if there would be a special school board meeting in either district; there is not one scheduled until April at the earliest.
The defendant turned himself in Thursday morning to the FBI, according to reports on Monday. The prosecutor in charge of the criminal case called on Wednesday and said his client either could be apprehended that night, or he could turn himself in at 9 a.m. Thursday.
Prosecutors sought to have the accused teacher jailed as a danger to the community and as a risk to leave town. He has restrictions placed on his computer use until his trial for various sex crimes.

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Prosecutors fought against a judge’s decision to let an accused rapist be released prior to trial. He has been charged with sexually assaulting a passenger on a cruise ship.
An Assistant U.S. Attorney on the case called the 19-year-old defendant a “dangerous serial child predator”. He confessed to sex with a 13-year-old girl in March aboard the cruise ship, as well as sex with two other minors, and forcing a fourth one into sex.
The young man’s attorney claims that there will be conditions to protect the public if his client is released until the trial.
“It was clear that he was not going to be left alone,” the attorney explained to New York Criminal Law Offices. “He’s got good family support. His mother will make sure, his stepfather will make sure, that he follows the letter of the judge’s order. It’s not going to be a problem.”
The FBI filed an affidavit stating that a 13-year-old girl did meet the defendant on March 6, one day before the ship’s return to Mobile. She was on her way to dinner and made plans to meet him later that evening. When he asked her how old she was, she said she was thirteen.
Other passengers claimed the defendant spent a great deal of time in a section of the ship reserved for children between the ages of 12 and 14. According to the affidavit, he admitted to sex with the girl after inviting her to the cabin he shared with his sister and stepbrother. Neither sibling was in the cabin at the time.
The defendant claimed the sex was consensual, but the girl told New York Criminal Law Offices that not only did she not consent, but that the defendant hurt her.
This is not the first time the defendant has gotten in trouble for similar acts. He faces another sexual battery charge in Mississippi for another 13-year-old girl he met through Facebook.
The prosecutor claims he “friended” the girl though he did not know her, then sent her messages and showed up at her house. According to the prosecutor, he attempted to kiss her and take her inside at that point, but she managed to fend him off. Later, he threatened to hurt her and her family if she did not meet him, at which point he drove her to a remote location and raped her.

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A Brooklyn man accused of the murder of his girlfriend during a domestic violence dispute sobbed apologies as police led him out of a police station in handcuffs.

“I’m sorry,” the suspect said, as he was led away from the 62nd Precinct stationhouse. “I loved [her]. I’m sorry to her family. I’m sorry for my children.”

His 34-year-old girlfriend was found dead in a bathtub in the suspect’s apartment. Prosecutors explained to a New York Criminal Lawyer that the woman had been beaten, strangled, and stabbed several times in the neck and body.

According to friends, the woman had gone to her boyfriend’s house to tell him the relationship was over.

“She went there to end it. That’s how he ended it,” a neighbor of the victim told authorities. “Jerk! He must have been real crazy.”

The suspect told a relative of his that he “lost it” and made a confession, according to police.
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The 36-year-old suspect called his ex-wife in Long Island after the murder occurred and told her his girlfriend was “probably dead” after he “hurt her” as they argued in his apartment one afternoon. The ex-wife made an immediate call to Suffolk County police, who called the NYPD. Police discovered the body of the slain woman upon arrival, according to a Suffolk County Criminal Lawyer.

The suspect was ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation during a brief hearing after his arrest. He had been previously arrested for menacing and criminal possession of a weapon. He had nothing to say at that time.

A friend of the victim said the pair had only been dating a few months.
He said, “She told me he’s just not a good guy – a bad person.”

The family of the victim, including her father, gathered at the family home in the aftermath of the murder. They were attempting to console the victim’s 13-year-old daughter.

“She was a great girl, she had a beautiful daughter,” a relative who did not live with them said. The suspect has four children of his own. "He’s destroyed two families,” a relative said.

Often in a domestic violence case, there is more than one offense involved, such as a gun possession offense, sex crime, or drug possession offense. While the emotional scars from these offenses can never be erased, justice can be served.

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Police sources revealed information about a man who killed his girlfriend early one morning while their 7-year-old daughter was still asleep.

The 28-year-old suspect was charged with murder in the death of his 29-year-old girlfriend. They had been arguing starting when she returned to their apartment at 4:30 a.m. after a night out.

The victim’s body was found around 6 a.m. The little girl was unhurt. The police commissioner believes the woman was strangled, but will not know for certain until a full autopsy can be performed. As for the suspect, he fled the scene of the crime, but was arrested when he returned, a short time later.

“He’s a great man and a great dad,” the suspect’s mother said. “He was asking her why she was coming home so late when you got a daughter.”

The family of the victim had no comment. They are just dealing with this tragedy as best they can at this point.

The family of the suspect explained to a New York Criminal Lawyer that the slain woman was very strong-willed. She would do as she pleased. According to them, the suspect did kill his girlfriend of ten years – by accident. It is his claim that he was merely defending himself when she attacked him with a knife. He says they were arguing about her seeing two other men. As the couple argued, the victim called her brother. After the killing, the suspect fled to his aunt’s house four blocks away.

“He said she charged at him with a knife and he choked her,” the 44-year-old aunt said the suspect told her. “I gotta go,” the suspect told his aunt. “I know I’m going to jail. I love you.”

It was the sister of the suspect who found the victim dead, according to a Nassau County Criminal Lawyer. The suspect’s mother reported that her son was on medication for depression. She said he could be “very distant, very isolated from everybody.” She also said he never wanted to lose his girlfriend and that he loved her.

These tragedies often arise in conjunction with other offenses, including a sex crime, drug offense, or drug possession charge. While it will not erase the emotional scars these crimes cause, seeking quality legal representation will ensure that justice is served.

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The police department in Seattle has launched a major internal investigation into the alleged mishandling of dozens of drunken-driving cases by members of the department's DWI Squad, according the initial reports. This means some cases will have to be placed on hold while the investigation goes on, a Long Island Criminal Lawyer explained.

A local attorney made a statement that his criminal division will go over recent and past driving-under-the-influence (DWI) cases to figure out if they may be affected by the police investigation.

Sources familiar with the matter and later confirmed by the department states that there were arrest warrants that weren’t properly filed and investigated. Moreover, it is believed that illegal searches of vehicles focused on locating guns, drugs and other contraban, according to a New York Criminal Lawyer.

Other officers will be put on special assignment to take charge of the night shift squad's regular DWI-enforcement jobs during the investigation and street officers will keep up their watch for drivers who may be under the influence, the department said.

The head of the Seattle police union who happens a 32-year veteran, often did not report to work and approved DWI arrests by phone, one reliable source confirmed.

A rubber stamp was then used by DWI officers to stamp the sergeant's name to reports, the source said. This routine has been going on for around a year, confirmed an additional source close to the department.

The Police Department is looking into the likelihood that the sergeant's name was stamped on reports without first getting in touch with him, said some sources inside the department.The investigation is just part of the latest trouble to hit the unit, which is under review by the U.S. Department of Justice over accusations that officers used extreme force in a couple of high-profile cases. The Justice Department, among other things, is looking at whether the Police Department has good procedures to make sure that front-line officials are keeping up with their jobs.

In a written statement, the Police Department said it will review of some "supervisory inconsistencies" within the DWI Squad. That investigation is still pending. "After a closer inspection, it was figured that administrative policy violations were in fact going on,” the statement said.

The case is still under investigation.

Whether you have been charged with a DWI, drug crime, or a sex crime, it important to seek legal counsel and ensure that your rights are protected.

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A con man, who was seen as a notorious ìConî Juan, used an online dating
site to scam lonely women out of their life savings. He will now be paying
a high price for his loveless actions including a lengthy prison sentence. He facing a variety of charges includign Grand Larceny
A source reports that Con Juan used the online dating
service called My-Space and Jdate to meet women looking for love. He
described himself as a muscular romantic gentleman and lured women into
trusting him with personal information. He continued his scam for years before
his illegal actions placed him in a court of law. It is not known how much money
the con man collected over the years before his scam was discovered.

The scammer met a 60-year-old lonely Chelsea woman who finally ended
his scam. He managed to scam the older lady out of $200,000 before he was
arrested for his illegal activity. A different case of his swindling $10,000 from
a woman he met online has been sealed so the legal result of this case is not
known to Bronx Criminal Lawyers. He allegedly dated the Upper East Sider
for few years before he obtained her ID and then stole money from her bank
account according to police records.

The online scam has come to an end for now with a jail sentence. Manhattan
Supreme Court Justice remarked to New York Criminal Lawyers that the victim
of his scam, the 60-year-old Chelsea woman, probably really loved him making
the crime that much worse. He then sentenced Con Juan to a two and a half
year prison sentence where the online bachelor will not be meeting any available
women to scam.

The internet can be a valuable tool in various different situations, but it also can
be a hotbed of criminal activity. If you or someone you love has been charged
with an online scam, you will require the assistance of a qualified attorney. You
need a Criminal Attorney to protect you against allegations of internet
fraud or interent sex crime. Call one today.

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A 40 year old man was arrested and is now facing rape charges for allegedly having sexual intercourse with a woman while she was unable to consent. Apparently as the two were in the Bronx Park Motel on Crotona Avenue in East Fordham Rd. According to a NYC Criminal Lawyer, the victim was intoxicated and the rapist proceeded to have sexual relations with her knowing that she was not in the right state of mind to consent to the act.

If you or a loved one is being charged with a sex crime, you will need an aggressive NYC Criminal Lawyer.

It is imperative for many, many reasons that you hire a New York Criminal Lawyer to defend you in your case. You will most likely be involved in a jury trial unless your case is dismissed or a plea is reached. In all these situations an attorney of experience can only be of great advantage to you in successfully reaching your goal.

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Marvell Scott was known as a sportcaster and part of the WABC Channel 7 news team. Scott, who is now a doctor, left the station over a year ago to practice sports medicine. He was recently put under arrest for allegedly raping a 14 year old child in 2008. According to a Brooklyn Criminal Lawyer, Scott met the girl and was friendly to her but denies raping her. Reports indicate that Scott allegedly worked out a financial arrangement with the girl’s friend and the girl’s pimp. They claim he had taken the two girls to his New York City apartment, where the alleged rape occurred. The 14 year old girl called her mother after the incident, who then called police. Scott has been charged with rape, child endangerment and patronizing a prostitute. If convicted, he faces up to 7 years in prison. Scott was released on $10,000.00 bail says a Brooklyn Criminal Lawyer and will be arraigned in Manhattan Supreme Court; located at 100 Centre St., New York, NY 10013.
If you or a loved one is facing a criminal charge, you will need a highly trained New York Criminal Lawyer. Failing to do this could lead to conviction and lengthy imprisonment. An experienced attorney knows the law and can help you get the justice you deserve if you are innocent of the charges.

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New York is known for hot models, actors, actresses and in general just beautiful people walking the streets in hopes of becoming famous. The problem is, celebrity-hood does offer up immunity. It appears that a former model now has a close-up photo that begets all others. A mug shot is the ultimate in humility. And, when you commit a crime, regardless of who you are, you are going to get a dose of humility.

One of Prada’s blue-eye beauties and Forbes’ Most Successful Models found out the hard way that not only is a crime a crime, your status doesn’t change the standard of proper behavior. Just what kind of behavior has plagued the famous? In this case, it started as public drunkenness and disorderly conduct. And, before he could get himself out of trouble from one crime, he was being charged with offering to perform oral sex on a the deputy in charge. He needs a New York Criminal Lawyer.

The modeling agency that handles this model has offered to help and the model himself was not available for a statement. The model was just one of many to find himself in a jam due to inappropriate behavior. And by offering to perform sex acts in exchange for leniency of some kind, the crime is intensified and in general the whole situation is a bit more difficult to understand.

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When three Sacred Heart University lacrosse players were accused of conspiring to sexually assault a woman in a dorm room will probably not be prosecuted. The man question is why would these young men go unpunished. Long Island Criminal Lawyers can be reached at 1-800-NY-NY-LAW for a free, no-obligation consultation in situations like this.

This case came to a screeching stop when a judge dismissed the charges against the athletes when prosecutors indicated that they probably wouldn’t pursue charges. Long Island Criminal Lawyers were key in making sure that justice was uncovered. Basically, the evidence shows that one of the athletes wasn’t even in the room and that the behavior of the others did not rise to the level of a crime.

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When children are the victims of a crime, the general public is usually quick to react. When older children who suffer from mental challenges are the victims, sometimes the information is unclear and difficult to understand. And, what makes this situation even more difficult to understand is these young adults were in the care of people who had been convicted of a crime previously.

One 22-year-old male patient in a psychiatric center claims a worker molested him. The worker had disclosed on his application that he was an ex-convict but didn’t say that he had been convicted of a sex crime. And from all available information, this particular hospital never bothered to investigate to see exactly what the man had been convicted of prior to applying for and obtaining employment in this hospital.

Since the district attorney’s office has made the decision that this is not a prosecutable case, the victims could look for a Nassau County Criminal Lawyer from The Law Office of Steven Bilkis and Associates. These young adults are already experiencing difficulties with the general every day situations of life, and they are also easy targets for criminals.

According to a spokesperson for the hospital, the potential employee was questioned about the situation regarding his conviction but did not reveal any information about a sexual crime and the hospital did not then investigate further. The potential employee became an employee even though he had been convicted of lewd assault and battery of an underage male. This criminal act seems irreprehensible and the hospital even goes so far as to say that they are not required to verify the information of a potential employee even if it reveals potential problems.

Just call 1-800-NYNY-Law for a free consultation with a Nassau County Criminal Lawyer.

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In a high district hotel in Australia, a man decided that the chambermaid was not just there for the cleaning of his high priced room. Matthew Moorhouse, 42, whose family says he was raised in the Outback but that this behavior isn’t what they would expect to hear about him.

Apparently, while cleaning his room he tried to make small talk by asking the victim if she had a boyfriend. She indicated that she did not but became suspicious and asked him why he was asking her such questions. At that point, he became a bit more forward asking her if she thought he was handsome. He decided he would give her a hug and instead pushed her down on the bed.

She was screaming when another employee of the hotel heard the screams and knocked on the door. The maid screamed at her co-worker to come inside. Moorhouse let the maid go and she alerted security. Moorhouse remains locked up, charged with attempted rape, sexual abuse, and unlawful imprisonment. His bail set at $20,000. In situation like this, The Suffolk County Criminal Lawyers Stephen Bilkis and Associates can be extremely helpful.

This particular hotel had been featured in the news recently. The hotel was noted as a place for naked guests and was allowing the guest to let it “all hang out” in front of the well known windows overlooking High Line Park. Moorhouse is no stranger to the limelight as he dated pop star Rhani Kamahl who is the daughter of Australian hit singer Kamhal.

Once personal space is invaded and acts against one’s will occurs, a crime has taken place and the victim may very well suffer long-term effects. In this case, the traumatized woman said all she could think about was his face and what happened.

If you are facing a criminal charge, you need an aggressive Suffolk County Criminal Lawyer to help protect your legal rights. At Stephen Bilkis & Associates, our Suffolk County Criminal Lawyers are experienced in handling all types of criminal charges and will work aggressively on your case. Our offices are conveniently located in Suffolk, Nassau, Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn and Bronx. We offer a free consultation with a Suffolk County Criminal Lawyer at 1-800-NYNY-LAW (1-800-696-9529). Call us today to take advantage of this free opportunity.
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Commack High School recently employed a 26 year old Commack resident as a part time janitor and boy’s track coach. He is also employed as a part time teacher’s assistant in Locust Valley Central School District. Suffolk County Police have put the man under arrest for alleged sex crimes against a 15 year old student of Commack High School. The student, whose name has been withheld due to her age, told another school employee that the suspect had sexually abused her in a Deer Park motel over the winter break. The teacher surrendered himself to police and is facing charges of endangering the welfare of a child, sexual abuse and third degree sex acts. He will be arraigned in Suffolk County First District Criminal Court; located at 400 Carleton Ave. Central Islip NY 11722. He has been suspended from the schools until the matter is concluded.

If you or a loved one is facing a criminal charge of a sex crime, you will need an aggressive Long Island Criminal Lawyer. Stephen Bilkis & Associates understand the trauma an arrest like this will have on you and your family. We can help you defend charges of criminal sexual act, sexual assault or rape. We have convenient office locations in Suffolk, Nassau, New York City, Brooklyn, Bronx and Queens County. Our Long island Criminal Lawyers offer a free consultation at 1-800-NYNY-LAW (1-800-696-9529). Call us today to speak to a Long island Criminal Lawyer from our firm and utilize this free opportunity.

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A teenage boy who attended his synagogue was alleged to be sexually molested by his Yeshiva Teacher. The teacher who is resident of E. 47th Street was charged with sexually abusing a 15-year old boy. He is also facing child endangerment charges and was forced to leave his teaching job at the Moshlow Yeshiva in Borough Park. There was also an allegation from a 26 year old boy who claimed that this same teacher abused him when he was a boy.

Cases like this need help from an aggressive Long Island Criminal Lawyer. If you are being held on criminal charges as well as endangering the welfare of a minor, Stephen Bilkis & Associates are here to help. Our Long Island Criminal Lawyers have been helping New York residents defend criminal charges for over a decade. We have offices located in Nassau County, Suffolk County, Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Bronx. We offer a free consultation with a Long Island Criminal Lawyer. Call 1-800-NYNY-LAW.

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Brooklyn Police were alerted to an incident that happened on Christmas Eve in Satmar Meats, Fort Green NY. Reports have not released the name of the victim, but do state that a 27 year old man assaulted his female coworker earlier that morning. The woman claimed he did not like the way she was cutting the meats and began attacking her. She tried to run from the man but he followed her and continued to hit her. He allegedly threatened to hurt family members if she reported the incident. Reports do not state how long the assailant or the victim were employees of the butcher shop; which is located on Lee Street in Brooklyn, close to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. Police put the suspect under arrest after the victim’s husband saw the bruises and reported the incident. He has been charged with assault, harassment in the 2nd degree and menacing in the 3rd degree. He will be arraigned in Kings county Criminal Court; located at 120 Schermerhorn St. Brooklyn, NY 11201. Even though he assaulted a woman he will not be charged with a Sex Crime.
If you, a friend or family member is being charged with assault, you will need an aggressive New York Criminal Lawyer. Stephen Bilkis & Associates has been helping Brooklyn residents defend criminal charges for more than decade. We can help you with defend a charge of assault, possession of a weapon, harassment or menacing. Our offices are located in Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, New York City, Nassau and Suffolk County. Call 1-800-NYNY-LAW (1-800-696-9529) for a free consultation with a New York Criminal Lawyer from our firm and discus your legal options.

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A woman was leaving a restaurant in Queens, NY when she claims a group of men followed her. She ran into a subway station to try to get away from them as they tried to sexually assault her. Reports indicate the lady had tried to jump over a turnstile to get onto the F train and away from her attackers. The group grabbed her. It was at this time the woman pulled a knife out of her purse and stabbed the 29 year old assailant. The stab was fatal. The young female later turned herself into police custody. She is facing a felony charge of manslaughter and a misdemeanor of criminal possession of a weapon. She will be arraigned at Queens County Criminal Court; located at 1250-01 Queens Blvd. Kew Gardens NY 11415.
If you are facing a criminal felony or misdemeanor charge, you will need an aggressive New York Criminal Lawyer. Stephen Bilkis & Associates can help you defend these serious charges. Our offices are located in Queens, Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Suffolk and Nassau County. Our Felony Defense Lawyers have a strong knowledge of criminal defense strategies and offer a free consultation at 1-800-NYNY-LAW (1-800-696-9529). Call us today to take advantage of this free opportunity and speak to a New York Criminal Lawyer from our firm today.

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A New York Police Department raid led to the arrest of 21 employees of a strip club in Manhattan NY. Two of the employees were Alexia Moore and Falynn Rodriguez. Both 27 year old New York City residents have been accused of being prostitutes and agreeing to have sex with an undercover cop for $5000.00. The women both claim that the officer offered them the money and while they jokingly discussed it, they never thought he was serious because of the amount of the money being offered. Police report that the women discussed a date and place outside of the club where the exchange would be made, but the defense lawyer for the women state that at the time of the arrest, no sexual exchange had taken place. New York county District Attorney has offered the women a plea deal of disorderly conduct with no community service or jail time. The offer is conditional only if the girls acknowledge they are prostitutes, which would implicate the club’s owners, husband and wife Betty and Louis Posner. If the women were to admit that, the Posners could be arrested for running an illegal prostitution ring. Both Moore and Rodriguez have denied the offer and have decided to go to trial.
IF you or a loved one has been put under arrest for prostitution or any criminal offense, you will need an aggressive New York Criminal Lawyer. The law office of Stephen Bilkis & Associates has dedicated New York Criminal Lawyers that can handle all criminal cases including prostitution, sexual assault and possession cases. Our offices are located in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk Counties. We offer a free consultation with a New York City Criminal Defense Lawyer from our firm at 1-800-NYNY-LAW (1-800-696-9529). Call us today to discuss your prostitution or criminal case today.

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Brothers Anthony Minkeson, 20, and Patrick Minkeson, 19, have pled guilty to raping a young girl last year. The Minkeson’s, along with their friend Justin McDonald, were in a park in Suffolk County, NY when they approached the young woman and her friends. The men were armed with baseball bats and a gun. They robbed and tied the young woman’s friends up. Anthony Minkeson, who is a Wyandanch, NY resident, repeatedly raped the woman while his brother Patrick; a Huntington, NY resident; held the gun. Both of the Minkeson’s were being charges with first degree rape, sexual assault, and first degree robbery, as well as other charges. They pleaded guilty during their pre-trial conference. Anthony Minkeson will receive 22 years in prison and Patrick will receive 19 years in prison when they go back to Suffolk Supreme Court; located at 1 Rivington Street, Riverhead NY 11901; for sentencing. They had also pled guilty to an armed robbery that was committed in 2007. They will each receive 9 years for the robbery, which will have to be served consecutively with the rape sentencing. When released from prison, both men will have to file as registered sex offenders. Their accomplice, McDonald will begin trial next week in Suffolk County Supreme Court.
If you or someone you know if facing a rape charge, you need a highly skilled New York Criminal Lawyer. Stephen Bilkis & Associates has New York Rape and Sex Crimes Defense Lawyers ready to help you with your case. We offer a free consultation with a Rape Defense Attorney from our firm at 1-800-NYNY-LAW (1-800-696-9529). Our offices are conveniently located in Nassau County and Suffolk County as well as in Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx. Call us today to speak with a New York Criminal Lawyer and see what your best legal options are.

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Jonathan Huff, resident of Roosevelt Island New York, NY, has been accused of touching one of the students at the school where he is the dean. Huff has been the dean at the Urban Assembly Academy for History and Citizenship for Young Men; located at 240 East 172nd Street Bronx NY 10457; for the last four years. He is also a published author. Huff was working Saturday when a 14 year old student claimed the 40 year old dean lead him into Huff’s office and molested him. The young man was there to attend a Saturday class. The boy reported the incident with the school the following Monday. School officials immediately called the Bronx County Police. Huff was arrested Tuesday on charges of endangering the welfare of a child, forcible touching and sexual assault. They are all misdemeanor charges. He will be arraigned in Bronx Supreme Court; located at 265 East 161st Street Bronx NY 10541.
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Dersein Dominguez, 31, was riding the Port Authority Trans Hudson train; otherwise known as the PATH train, which runs from New York to New Jersey, and was recently arrested. He ran up to a 31 year old woman, who was also waiting for the PATH train at the 9th Street station NYC, and molested her. She screamed and sent him running, which allowed her to escape onto the train without him following her. Once her train arrived to Hoboken, NJ, she alerted the Port Authority police. They immediately began looking for her assailant. Surveillance tapes showed Dominguez at the station masturbating behind a bench. He was arrested and faces a felony charge of criminal sex act by force as well as a misdemeanor charge of public lewdness. He will be arraigned at New York Criminal Court; located at 100 Centre Street, New York NY 10013.
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Yona Weinberg a Bar Mitzvah tutor is being charged in Brooklyn, NY for molesting a teenage boy. Weinberg who has been convicted as a sexual predator for abusing two victims in New York he also was acquitted of a felony among eight other counts. Weinberg is being charged on the misdemeanors which can cause him to do up to two years in prison. He was found guilty of molesting one teen boy in his home and at a synagogue’s facility and the other boy in a vehicle and in a stairwell in Yeshiva, Brooklyn, New York. A Brooklyn Criminal Defense Lawyer reports Weinberg’s reactions is one of anybody that is found guilty.

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Daniel Rothbard, a 28 year old Merrick resident, was arrested after being found in a car with a 15 year old girl. Before the incident Rothbard was employed as a math teacher at Willow Road Elementary School in Franklin Square, New York. Rothbard, who lives at 1271 Meadowbrook Ave., Merrick NY, was parked in his car in the parking lot of an elementary school after hours in West Islip when a Suffolk County Police Officer noticed the car. The officer approached the car to find Rothbard with a 15 year old girl. Police have reported that the two met on the socializing website MySpace. Reports also reveal that he sexually assaulted the young girl. Rothbard has been charged with third degree rape, as well as endangering the welfare of a child, third-degree criminal sexual act and third-degree sexual abuse.

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Andrea McNulty, who works in the Harrah’s hotel in Nevada, is claiming that Ben Roethlisberger sexually assaulted and raped her while staying in the hotel last year. McNulty was working the night of her attack as the penthouse concierge when Roethlisberger allegedly said his television was broken and needed her to fix it. After finding there was no problem she tried to leave but claims Roethlisberger grabbed her. She says she let him know she did not want to be physical with him, but Roethlisberger did not listen. Reports indicate McNulty was too afraid to fight the NFL star back, but immediately reported the incident to hotel security, who did nothing. She claims to have fallen into a deep depression, lost weight and had to be hospitalized from the incident. McNulty listed other Harrah’s employees in her lawsuit, claiming they were part of a cover up so Roethlisberger would not get in trouble.
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Rikki Rockett, the drummer for Poison has been cleared of charges of rape of a woman in Mississippi. The authorities determined that he was not in the state when the crime occurred.

Police now say that they are looking for a man who has a reputation of posing as a rock musician to allure women into his web.

Rockett was accused of the crime but said that he was in California at the time. This turned out to be the case. He was with his fiance while she picked out a wedding dress and the authorities in Mississippi dropped charges.

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The prosecution began and ended the trial of R. Kelly by playing the graphic sex tape depicting sex crimes which is the crux of the case.

The defense claims that the tape is not accurate and that singer Kelly is not the man on the tape and the youngster is not who the prosecution says she is.

The jury has been in deliberation since Thursday afternoon and continued into the evening. The jury is composed of three-woman and nine males and they have the images of the tape fresh in their heads as they begin to sort things out in this case.

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In a shocking piece of news former court star at The University of Forida Teddy Dupay has been arrested for rape in Utah.

Dupay is one of the great stars of Florida basketball and was known as "Mr. Basketball" in high school. He was the initial recruit who started the dynasty for UF coach Billy Donovan's upstart program in 1998. He got into trouble over a gambling situation and was eventually suspended and thrown off the team.

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Dupay's gigantic fall from lofty heights is a shock to the system of the state of Florida. When the facts come out in this rape case we'll know the truth but it doesn't look good right now and many a Gator is in mourning.

If all of this plays out badly for Dupay and Florida University, it will be a crushing blow to all those who partook in the rise of the Gators to back to back NCAA Basketball Championships.

Billy Donavan is praying for the best outcome.

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After complaints of crazy actions at a bar in Murieta, California, cops arrested comedian Andy Dick. He was found to be drunk and in possession of unprescribed drugs as well as grass. He is suspected of sexual attacks and was taken into custody on Wed. morning.

Witnesses said that Dick and friends pulled a young females shirt and bra off her leaving her bosom exposed. Authorities arrested Andy as he and his pals were leaving the scene in a truck. He remains in custody as we speak.

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The misunderstood comedian is often in trouble and seems to have problems that just won't go away. He has many detractors who would love to see him suffer.

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Brian Keith Patch, an overaged skateboarder who starred at the X Games, will be arraigned Wednesday on a charge of having sex with an underaged girl.
He was charged with one felony count of lewd acts with a child, Orange County district attorney spokeswoman Farrah Emami said. A day after he was arrested, he posted bail which was said to be in the $45,000 range.

Phone calls to Patch and his attorney were not returned. Ronald Brower is the attorney of record.

Prosecutors assert that Patch and the girl had sex at his house. It is assumed that she ran away from home in the spring and hooked up with the defendant shortly thereafter. The girl who is also skateboarder had known Patch for three years. because of her age, her name was not released.

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Danny Way broke Patch's world record for longest air on a skateboard of 58 feet. Patch also has five X Games medals in four separate categories.

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A Canadian schoolteacher charged with sex crimes against a 9-year-old boy goes on trial this coming Monday in Thailand. He was arrested last year following a worldwide manhunt of International Police Agencies.

The court statement said that Christopher Paul Neil, 32, pleaded not guilty to the charges leveled against him. He has worked in many countries in Asia, teaching young children..

Neil was apprehended in Oct. of 2007 after the police uncovered digital images from Internet photos, which allegedly show Neil in the act with youngsters.

The Thai boy called police when he saw Neil being arrested on television. The child claims Neil paid him small amounts of money oral sex four years ago while Neil was residing in Thailand.

If Neil was charged in New York for these crimes, he would be charged with felonies and be in need of an experienced New York Criminal Lawyer who handles sex crimes.

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Prosecutors said they plan to put the victim, now 14, on the stand to testify.

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A number of different witnesses are scheduled to take the stand in the child pornography trial against R&B superstar R. Kelly. The witnesses will try to identify the alleged teen age girl in the sex tape. This tape has become the most important piece of evidence in the case. There is testimony from Simha Jamison who says she was friends with the girl. She identified the girl as the one on the tape with Kelly.

R. Kelly is on trial for making the down and dirty tape with the under aged young girl. Kelly is a black music star and he and the girl are identified by the victim's childhood friend. Relatives of the youngster also testified that she was the girl on the tape with Kelly. This happened after the prosecution played the tape for the jurors a couple of days ago. The relatives were said to be an aunt and an uncle.

If you or a family member is faced with criminal charges in New York, you should consult a NY Criminal Attorney. Not having a New York Criminal Attorney who has experience with sex crimes to fight for your rights can be a mistake that will cost you dearly.

R. Kelly won a Grammy in 1997 for the gospel-tinged "I Believe I Can Fly," and also is known for such songs as "Bump N' Grind," "Ignition," and "Trapped in the Closet," a multipart saga about the sexual secrets of a lively and ever-expanding cast of characters.

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Josh Werkman who manages the careers of children has pleaded no contest to a charge of child molestation and a charge of selling of alcohol to a minor. Werkman's plea was entered this week in Los Angeles Superior Court. He will be sentenced on April 2.

The theatrical manager controls the careers of Cole and Dylan Sprouse who star in the the Disney Channel's "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody." The Sprouses were NOT mentioned as being a party to this case. Merimark Entertainment produces the series and Werkman has also produced the Sprouse twins' two latest screen releases.

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Law enforcement says Werkman was initially arrested for felony sexual battery by restraint. Sources say the alleged victim is a 16-year-old male. Werkman's lawyer, Steve Cron, says "Josh admitted he annoyed an individual who is a minor and provided that person with alcohol on the day in question. He acknowledged that he used bad judgment on that occasion and that is why he pleaded no contest to the two charges.

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