Sex Crimes Defense

Sex crimes are some of the most serious and frightening crimes you can be faced with. They carry a deep and lasting stigma -- even when the allegation is unproven -- and frequently come down to one person's word against another's. The list of criminal penalties is long, steep and sometimes disproportionate, and they can follow you long after you've served your time:

  • Years or decades in prison
  • Steep fines
  • Lifelong registration as a sex offender
  • Restrictions on where you may work or live
  • Requirements to notify neighbors of your conviction.
  • Loss of certain professional licenses
  • Revocation of your right to vote and to bear arms, as a convicted felon.
  • In cases involving children or federal cases, civil forfeiture of property related to the crime.
  • In some cases, ongoing electronic monitoring.

None of these take into account the personal and professional consequences of a sex crime conviction. After a sex-related criminal charge is known, those charged may have serious troubles at work, at home and in the community. Marriages end, jobs may be lost and friends may disappear after a sex crime conviction. On top of the criminal penalties, these personal and social consequences can be overwhelming. That's why, if you're charged with a sex crime in Alabama, it's crucial to have an experienced, effective legal advocate by your side. Don't say a single word to law enforcement until Steven Eversole is by your side.

Federal and Alabama State Sex Crimes Defense

Steven Eversole defends clients charged in Alabama with serious state or federal sex crimes charges, including:

In many cases, state and federal charges are both possible for the same crime. Charges relating to the internet, interstate or overseas travel or federal lands are most likely to be federal charges, while simple sexual assault is most likely to be a state charge.

Rape and Sexual Assault

First-degree rape is the most serious rape charge in Alabama. You will likely to be charged with first-degree rape if your accuser claims you used force to have sexual intercourse; had intercourse with someone who was drugged or otherwise incapable of giving consent; or had intercourse with a minor under 12 years old (as long as you're 16 or older). Second-degree rape is Alabama's statutory rape charge; it applies to people over 16 accused of intercourse with a minor between the ages of 12 and 16, but with an age difference of at least two years. The same rules apply to sodomy charges; consensual sodomy is not illegal in Alabama.

Sexual torture is the name Alabama gives to non-consensual penetration with an inanimate object, while sexual abuse is the name for non-consensual, non-intercourse sexual contact. If the alleged victim is under age 12, this is charged as sexual abuse of a child. An incest charge requires sexual intercourse with a blood or adopted relation, or a stepchild or stepparent. Indecent exposure and lewd acts in public are both misdemeanors criminalizing public sex acts or self-exposure.

The State of Alabama takes sex crimes very seriously. The least serious of these charges, promoting prostitution in the third degree and indecent exposure, are Class A misdemeanors carrying up to a year in prison. The most serious, including first-degree rape and sexual torture, are Class A felonies that draw 10 years to life. Because of their interstate nature, the federal charges can be even more serious. If you are involved in any way -- personal or financial -- in moving a minor across state lines for sexual purposes, you can spend 40 years to life in prison. In many other cases, you face 5 to 20 years in prison or more for federal sex crimes violations.

Aggressive Sex Crimes Defense

Steven Eversole understands that a criminal charge related to sex can be devastating. At the Eversole Law Offices, we believe that everyone deserves an aggressive and thorough defense, no matter what the charges against them. Because sex crimes are emotional, headline-grabbing cases, law enforcement sometimes cuts corners in its haste to build a case. The first thing our office will do after taking your case is comb through the evidence against you to find flaws, weak evidence or violations of your rights that can get the case dropped or the charges lowered dramatically, such as:

  • Signs that evidence was obtained illegally
  • Cases built on false, unreliable or unproven testimony ("he said, she said")
  • Violations of your right to an attorney or other civil rights
  • Withholding or ignoring potentially exonerating evidence
  • Lack of intent or knowledge, both of which are required for many sex-related charges
  • In computer-related cases, alternative explanations for technological evidence

If it's appropriate to go to trial in your case, Steven Eversole is prepared to hire the private investigators and expert witnesses you need to prove the prosecution is full of hot air. Remember, no matter how the community may feel about the crime you're accused of, the prosecution must prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt in court. Don't settle for any less -- hire aggressive Alabama sex crimes defense attorney Steven Eversole.

If you or someone you care about has been charged with a sex crime in Alabama, call Steven Eversole today for a free consultation, at 1-866-831-5292 or in Birmingham, at (205) 994-0616.

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