When a Los Angeles criminal defense lawyer defends a client who is accused of child molestation or child pornography, the case usually involves jail time, counseling, fines, probation, sex offense registration and other criminal penalties. But new developments in sexual offenses are causing Los Angeles sex offense lawyers to have to look at the possible civil consequences as well.
A federal judge in Connecticut has ordered a man convicted of possessing child pornography to pay about $200,000 in restitution to a woman photographed as a child while being sexually abused. Senior U.S. District Judge Warren W. Eginton said his ruling Monday was the first criminal case in which someone convicted of possessing illegal images -- but not creating them -- is required to pay restitution.
The case involves Alan Hesketh, a British citizen who was sentenced in October to 78 months in prison for possessing and distributing nearly 2,000 photographs of child pornography. The resident of Stonington, Conn., was a vice president of New York-based Pfizer Inc., the world's biggest drugmaker.
Los Angeles sex offense attorneys understand that the law, juries, judges, the media and the public are largely against anyone accused of a sexual offense such as child molestation, even if the accused is innocent.
Rodriguez, Lewis & Kahn is experienced in criminal defense for child abuse, molestation, sexual assaults and child-related sex offenses in Los Angeles and Southern California. His team has successfully defended against many cases involving false accusations by children and has kept a number of falsely-accused individuals from going to prison.
