Law Office of Brett A. Podolsky - Criminal Defense Attorney
Sexual abuse of a child is a serious crime in Texas. Within the range of sexual abuse crimes involving children, continuous sexual abuse of a child is an extremely serious offense. The definition of the crime includes sexual contact of any kind between a minor child of less than 14 years old and an adult that […]
If you’re a resident of Houston or Harris County, Texas, and you’re searching for information about sex offenders and sex law crimes, this post is for you. If you or someone you love was recently charged with a sex crime or you were previously convicted of a sex offense, please stay on this page. We […]
Public concerns over sex offenders produced tighter restrictions with the passage of Texas’s Jessica’s Law. In 2005, a repeat sex offender named John Couey abducted a nine-year-old girl, Jessica Lunsford, from her home in Florida. She was raped and murdered. Outrage over the case caused Texas, New York, and California to pass a version of […]
While it is always troubling to be accused of any type of crime, people who are accused of a sex crime face a particularly difficult set of challenges. Sex crimes often bring feelings of outrage from the public, and the defendant feels embarrassed for being accused of something so terrible. However, it is possible to […]
Every state has laws regarding the age of consent for sexual activity. When an adult engages in sexual activity with a child who is under the age of consent, the state may prosecute. The penalties vary depending on the severity of the crime, but they can be very harsh. In addition to penalties from the […]