People who are convicted of certain sex crimes will have to register as a sex offender in California (Penal Code 290). Registering as a sex offender negatively impacts one’s life. Being a sex registrant effects one’s residency, restricts one’s employment, one can lose child custody, and there can be prejudice. Prior to 2021, no matter…
Continue reading ›Identity as a victim of sexual violence is hard. But, internalizing as a victim of sexual violence and then being accused of sexual violence can be even harder. If you are accused/charged for a sex crime, and experienced childhood trauma/have a mental illness as listed below, AB 124 may be beneficial when negotiating a plea…
Continue reading ›In 2014, the defendant was charged with committing sodomy on his 2 year old niece. He did it while babysitting her and her 5 year old sister. A few days later, the mother found out about the sexual assault because she saw blood on her daughter’s toilet paper. The 2 year old then told her…
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