Florida’s criminal laws on sexual assault and battery are among the harshest in the nation. In most people’s opinion, only murder is a more heinous crime than sexual battery, which is more commonly referred to as rape. Someone convic...
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If you're facing criminal charges related to a sex offense in Florida, you may be wondering if you'll end up on the state's sex offender registry. The registry is one of the most serious and long-lasting consequences of a conviction for a sexual crim...
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The Florida Sex Offender Registry is a publicly accessible database listing the names, addresses, and other personal information of people who have been convicted of any one of several sex-related crimes in Florida. Once a person is required to regis...
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In Florida, criminal sexual contact is an act of non-consensual touching of another person without penetration or union with the female genital, oral, or anal organ of another for the purpose of sexual gratification. Under Florida statut...
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Understanding the meaning of “sexual assault” or “sexual battery” and the distinctions between the various “degrees” of sexual offenses is difficult for anyone not trained in the law or familiar with Florida criminal courts. Stechsch...
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Prostitution has long been prosecuted in the United States, but until several decades ago, the client seeking sexual contact with the prostitute was not vigorously prosecuted. A general belief grew in society that sex workers were being exploited by ...
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Florida law prohibits employees of mental health facilities from engaging in “sexual misconduct” with any patient who is in the custody of the Department of Children and Families or who resides in a receiving or treatment facility. The...
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Lewd and lascivious molestation in Florida is criminal conduct that carries severe penalties, including a minimum mandatory 25-year prison sentence in some cases. The penalties vary in severity depending on the facts of the case. The age of the perso...
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Florida law severely penalizes anyone convicted of committing a sexual battery. The criminal conduct considered to be “sexual battery” includes a wide range of nonconsensual sexual contact with another person. The punishment for the crime i...
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Does your child have a cell phone? A smartphone? Stanford University reported in a 2022 study that 25% of children received phones by age 10.7, and 75% by age 12.6. Nearly all children had phones by the age of 15 years. By the end of the study, 99% o...
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