Law Office of Brett A. Podolsky - Criminal Defense Attorney
Nicknamed “Operation Broken Heart,” a sweep covering Harris, Fort Bend, and Montgomery counties revealed suspects involved in child pornography, child trafficking, and online solicitation. The sweep happened over several months and resulted in 51 arrests, half of which were filed in Montgomery County. Several of the suspects were involved in previously reported cases.
The Harris County Constable Precinct 4 Office arrested 15 suspects during the week of May 3rd, 2019, during an undercover prostitution sting. The sting was conducted in north Harris County, near FM 1960, from Kuykendahl east to Aldine Westfield. All suspects were charged with solicitation of prostitution, a class B misdemeanor.
Most people accused of a sex crime have one of two options when making their cases in court. They can have their lawyers enter a plea of innocent or guilty depending on factors like the evidence against them, prior criminal histories, and eyewitness testimonies. However, these two plea options may not adequately apply to […]
The American media is reporting more on inappropriate relationships between educators and students. When these cases are brought to light, the media make it a point to highlight the punishments that educators receive for having sexual relations with students. In fact, most people in America today know that such relationships are illegal. However, they may […]
Texas Penal Code Section 43.21 targets obscenity and defines “obscene material” as material that an average person, in the application of “contemporary community standards,” would take, as a whole, appealing to an excessive interest in sexual matters. The law says it may also concern descriptions and/or representations of sexual acts, simulated sexual acts, sodomy, lewd […]