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Sex Crimes
Sex Crimes can include anything from statutory rape, to incest, indecent exposure, child molestation, possession of child pornography and numerous other offenses. Sex Crimes are the hardest cases for attorneys to defend because juries often assume that the person is guilty from the beginning or feel that it is too dangerous to take a chance on letting someone who could possibly be a child molester off on the charges.
Prosecutors often prey on these fears and imply to the jury that the person will do this again, that child molesters never stop and the community will continue to be in danger if the person is not incarcerated. Jurors have been known to look past any evidence presented and convict the accused regardless of how weak the prosecutor's case is.
Sex cases often turn on when a jury has to decide if a child is lying, was coached by a third party, which has been known to occur in custody disputes or whether the accused is actually guilty. Regardless of the testimony and evidence, unfortunately, jurors tend to error on the side of "caution" and instead of applying the "beyond a reasonable doubt" standard, apply the "we better lock him up just incase he is a child molester" standard.
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