Milwaukee Sex Crime Attorneys
If you are arrested for a sex crime in Milwaukee or Waukesha, Wisconsin, you can expect to go through one of the most important battles of your personal and professional life.
Sex crimes have serious consequences that directly impact your family, employment and reputation. Authorities aggressively prosecute sex crimes in Milwaukee and Waukesha, resulting in:
- Lengthy prison sentences
- Fines
- Lifetime registration as a sex offender
- Loss of professional license and employment
- A damaged reputation among family and friends
You need an experienced sex crime attorney in Milwaukee and Waukesha to protect your reputation.
You need the Milwaukee and Waukesha sex crime attorneys at Hayes & Rothstein.
Sex crime lawyer in Waukesha
Our sex crime lawyers help clients in Milwaukee and Waukesha who are facing the following charges:
Sexual Assault
Sexual assault is any sexual contact or sexual intercourse with another person without consent. Consent means words or actions by a victim who is competent to give informed consent indicating a freely given agreement to have sexual intercourse or sexual contact.
Child Sexual Assault
First-degree sexual assault of a child is sexual contact or sexual intercourse with a person who has not attained the age of 13. Second-degree sexual assault of a child is sexual contact or sexual intercourse with a person who has not attained the age of 16. Children at age 15 or younger are incapable of consent as a matter of law, even if the sexual contact or sexual intercourse is mutually agreeable.
Internet Sex Crimes
Use of a computer to facilitate a child sex crime requires a computerized communication with an individual the actor believes or has reason to believe has not attained the age of 16 with the intent to have sexual contact or sexual intercourse. The case must also prove the actor did things other than initiate computerized communication to effect the act, such as traveling to a specific location at a specific time to meet.
Possession of Child Pornography
Whoever possesses any film, photograph, videotape, or other recording of a child engaged in sexually explicit conduct is guilty of possession of child pornography. The law requires that the person knew he or she possessed the material, knew the character and content of the sexually explicit conduct in the material, and knew or reasonably should have known that the child engaged in the sexually explicit conduct had not attained the age of 18 years.
Lewd and Lascivious Behavior
Lewd and lascivious behavior is any indecent act of sexual gratification in the presence of others. This is one of the more vague instances of sex crimes but is still a serious offense.
Prostitution
Prostitution is an offer to have sexual contact for anything of value. It also includes mere solicitation to commit prostitution as well as entering and remaining in any place of prostitution with intent to have sexual intercourse even if it does not occur.
What to do if you are accused of a sex crime in Milwaukee
At Hayes & Rothstein, our Milwaukee and Waukesha sex crime lawyers are committed to successfully defending the charges against you and to offer legal help in a discreet and confidential manner to avoid a guilty verdict, a prison sentence, or sex offender registration. We understand being arrested and charged with a sex crime is stressful and frightening. We are skilled attorneys with over 75 years of combined experience who can successfully protect your rights and defend against the charge. Our law firm is committed to obtaining the best possible outcome in your sex crime case so that you can move forward with your life. For a free consultation, make an appointment at the law firm of Hayes & Rothstein.
