OVERLAND PARK,KANSAS SEX CRIMES, PENALTIES & DEFENSE

​JOHNSON COUNTY KANSAS SEX CRIMES LAWYER
​If you are facing Johnson County, Kansas sex crimes charges, your potential consequences reach far beyond this criminal charge.  Consider that you may:
  • Be placed in prison for the next 25+ years (per charge);
  • Lose your job/not be hired in the future;
  • Have your reputation ruined;
  • Be ordered to pay significant fees and fines;
  • Lose custody of/visitation with your children;
  • Be placed on probation or parole; 
  • Be denied housing; 
  • Face revocation of prior probation/parole;
  • Be required to register on the public "sex offender" list for the remainder of your life (Kansas Offender Registration Act);
  • and more.
Just the allegations can turn your life upside down. Anyone accused of, or under investigation for, a sex offense should call a Kansas criminal defense attorney today.  (913-602-7288)
​WHAT ARE KANSAS SEX CRIMES?
In Kansas "sex crimes" range from sexual acts, sexual abuse, and sexual exploitation. Sex acts that involve violence, force, cohersion, lack of consent, minors, are lewd/lascivious, etc. fall under the K.S.A. 21-5501 sex crimes. Actual sexual contact is not required for criminal conviction (ex. creation, distribution or possession of sexual images involving minors).  If you are convicted of most Kansas sex crimes you will be named on the public sex offender list, under the Kansas Offender Registration Act. You need an attorney if you are being charged with any of the following crimes:
  • Adultery (one party under 18 years of age)
  • Lewd and Lascivious Behavior (one party under 18 years of age)
  • Prostitution & Solicitation Attorney (one party under 18 years of age)
  • Sexual Battery
  • Sexually Motivated Crimes
  • Criminal Sodomy or (one party over 16 but under 18 years of age)
  • Aggravated Incest
  • Indecent Liberties with a Child
  • Indecent Solicitation of a Child
  • Promoting Prostitution (person selling sexual relations over 14 years of age but under 18)
  • Aggravated Sexual Battery
  • Sexual Exploitation of a Child (victim over 14 years of age but under 18)
  • Unlawful Sexual Relations
  • Commercial Sexual Exploitation of a Child
  • Criminal Sodomy (victim over 14 but under 16)
  • Aggravated Criminal Sodomy
  • Aggravated Human Trafficking
  • Aggravated Indecent Liberties with a Child
  • Aggravated Indecent Solicitation of a Child
  • Promoting Prostitution (person selling sexual relations under 14 years of age)
  • Rape - K.S.A. 21-5503
  • Sexual Exploitation of a Child (victim under 14 years of age)
  • Designation as a Sexually Violent Predator
Our office can help you defend yourself against any, and all, of these charges. Call NOW 913-602-7288.
KANSAS SEX CRIMES MYTHS:
  • If you think your charges are minor, you are wrong. All sex crimes in Kansas are serious;
  • If you think being a "first-time offender", or otherwise having not been in any trouble, will work in your favor you are largely mistaken;
  • If you think your lack of knowledge (or in some instances consent) may help you avoid prosecution you are wrong there too;
  • If you think you have destroyed, damaged or discarded evidence against you (ex. text messages, video, computer data, phone records, emails, chat room history, "dark web" items accessed, etc.), think again. Forensic recovery is likely;
  • If you think because time has passed since the alleged crime /investigation/police contact, don't be fooled. Contact was initiated for a reason and investigations (including warrants) take time. Your arrest is likely forthcoming;
  • If you think cooperating with police (ex. giving statements, handing over your belongings, providing DNA samples, etc.) shows your innocence, you are absolutely doing what is against your own best interest;
  • If you think the age of your prior crimes make those irrelevant, know that Kansas prosecutors will pull your nationwide criminal history and provide that to the court.
​​Call NOW 913-602-7288.
POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES FOR KANSAS SEX CRIMES
You are facing aggressive investigation and prosecution, and the penalties are severe, for all Kansas state sex crimes. Life imprison without the possibility of parole, and lifetime registration as a sex offender are real possibilities in some sex crime cases. 

If convicted, judges in Kansas can use some discretion when imposing sentence. Generally the sentencing guidelines, on the grid below, is used.

UNDERSTANDING THE KANSAS SENTENCING/PENALTY GRID
The sentencing grid below divides crimes by severity level (the vertical axis of the grid, numeric levels), and
categorizes you by your prior criminal records (the horizontal axis, levels A-I).

Kansas sex offenses (i.e. non-drug crimes) are divided into severity levels 1-10.

Your criminal history designations, level A is the most serious, if you have three or more convictions for “person” felonies (crimes committed against people). Level I is the least serious designation, if you have no criminal record or only one misdemeanor conviction.

KANSAS OFF-GRID FELONIES PENALTIES
Some crimes in Kansas are called "off-grid felonies". Most off-grid felonies are very serious crimes, punishable by the death penalty or life imprisonment. For example, if you are charged with rape of a child that is an off-grid felony, it is punishable by life in prison. 

KANSAS SEX CRIMES FINES
If convicted, not only are you facing prison time, the court will can impose a hefty fine, as follows:
  • up to $500,000 if you are convicted of an off-grid felony crime;
  • up to $300,000 if you are convicted of a level 1-5 sex crime; or
  • up to $100,000 if you are convicted of any other level of sex felony.
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​​AGGRESSIVE SEX CRIMES DEFENSE 
Whether you are being charged with a crime in Johnson County, or anywhere across Kansas, you need aggressive representation. Being charged with a sex crime is a scary, confusing and dangerous position to be in. Avoiding the inevitable will only make matters worse. Don't wait! 

No case is too big or too small. You deserve to have your rights protected and your questions answered.

​Call NOW 913-602-7288.

KANSAS SEX CRIMES INVESTIGATION

From the initial report though prosecution, Kansas law enforcement have set of guidelines they follow. The beginning steps are: 
  • Alleged victim contacts law enforcement's dispatch/call center. This will prompt dispatch of an officer;
  • Responding officer will use "trauma-informed" interviewing to collect the report of a sex crime;
  • Formal/Follow-up interview of alleged victim;
  • A victim advocate will likely be arranged by the investigating officer (alleged victims are more likely to participate in the investigation and prosecution if given an advocate);
  • Applicable special agencies will be involved (ex. Child Protective Services);
  • Blood and urine samples, of the alleged victim, will be taken (where drugs/alcohol are suspected components of crime);
  • A sexual assault medical examination will be conducted of alleged victim;
  • Then you will be contacted. Beware that law enforcement is trained to make certain assumptions and collect information that you may not have considered, as follows:
  1. Your course of conduct. They will be looking for what you did before and after the alleged crime (i.e. what you said, communications had, your behavior, etc.) in search of planning and/or grooming;
  2. Your prior criminal history (reported and unreported). Law enforcement are trained that it is likely that you have committed other similar/parallel crimes (ex. domestic violence, sex crimes, strangulation, stalking, etc.) and will ask you about those, and pull your criminal history prior to contacting you;
  3. You will be considered a perpetrator. For that reason they will be looking for you to display entitlement, power, control and manipulation. They will want to know of your ability to victim identify (the vulnerable, intoxicated, mentally ill, young, etc.) and your attempts to discredit the alleged victim;
  4. Your defenses will be picked apart. Law enforcement are told the common defenses to rape are denial, mistaken identity and consent. You may give evidence against yourself if you: disclose that sexual activity occurred (no matter how little), give evidence that links you to the alleged victim, and/or help to show lack of consent (i.e. coercion, force, threat, compliance or submission); and
  5. Digital evidence will be requested. Investigators will ask you for, and will check, your digital communication (ex. social media, recordings, messages, internet search history, etc.). Further, they will be making contact with other agencies who can collect this information without your help.
  • A narrative report will be made and a Sex Assault Supplement Report Form will likely be attached;
  • Officers are trained that a sex crime report is valid unless evidence collected shows otherwise. ​Even if you are not arrested immediately after speaking to law enforcement the narrative report and supplemental evidence (lab results, witness statements, etc.)  will be provided to the Kansas prosecutor for review. 
  • Law enforcement may then contact you again, to fill in any blanks (as requested by the district attorney). In the alternative the prosecutor will note the rape as "unfounded" or will find probable cause to seek warrant for your arrest.
As you can see, the sex crimes investigation process if often long and complex. Studies show that only a small percentage of sex crime cases reported are considered "unfounded" during the investigatory stage. That is why it is of the utmost importance that you talk to a Kansas criminal defense attorney right away. There are any number of things that you may do that will damage your position of innocence at the outset, if you handle this alone. Call NOW 913-602-7288. ​

KANSAS SEX CRIMES DEFENSES

Defense to Kansas Sex Crimes Charges -Felony and Misdemeanor 
Depending on your exact charges you may have any one of the following defenses available:
  • Consent
  • Lack of knowledge
  • Mistaken identity
  • Insufficient evidence
  • No sexual contact, and more.
Trying to defend yourself will likely be unsuccessful. Your innocence will not be establish because you are cooperative, provide a statement, relinquish your electronics, etc. You need a Kansas defense attorney on your side. Call NOW 913-602-7288. 

SEX CRIME CHARGES START TO FINISH

  • Criminal Investigation
  • Charges Filed
  • Arrest
  • Bond/Bail
  • First Appearance
  • Discovery
  • Preliminary Examination
  • Motions
  • Defendant Discovery
  • Pretrial conference 
  • Trial
  • Verdict
  • Sentencing Preparation
  • Level of Service - Risk Assessment (Pre-Sentence Investigation - PSI)
  • Sentencing ​
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