Sex Crimes
Milwaukee Sex Crime Defense Attorneys
When you or a loved one are accused of or charged with a sex crime in Milwaukee or anywhere throughout the State of Wisconsin, the consequences can have a lasting impact. Sex offenses carry a stigma that can be experienced even if you are subject to a false allegation, while a conviction can trigger jail, prison, and a lifetime registration as a sex offender. Our Milwaukee Criminal defense lawyers have the experience, professionalism, fortitude, knowledge, sensitivity, and skillset necessary to defend against even the most serious allegations. Whether you are charged with sexual assault, sexual assault with a child, incest, possession of child pornography, lewd or lascivious behavior, pandering, sexual battery, rape, indecent exposure, or statutory rape, our eighty plus years of accumulated experience challenging and defending these types of charges is unparalleled in Wisconsin.
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Defending Sex Crimes in Milwaukee and Throughout the State of Wisconsin
Facing sex crime allegation and charges is serious and require a highly skilled defense team. The criminal defense lawyers at Padway & Padway Law Offices effectively defend against all types of sex crimes in Milwaukee and across the State of Wisconsin. Some of the more common charges are physical sex crimes are first degree, second degree, third degree, and fourth degree sexual assault, sexual assault with a child, possession of child pornography, and lewd and lascivious behavior. A closer look at some of the more common sex offense charges below.
First Degree Sexual Assault: Whoever is accused of sexual contact or sexual intercourse with another person without consent and (a) either causes pregnancy or great bodily harm; (b) uses or threatens to use of a dangerous weapon or an article believed to be a dangerous weapon; (c) is aided or abetted by one or more other persons and with the use or threat of force or violence; or (d) if the alleged victim is 60 or older and the person engaged in acts constituting Second Degree Sexual Assault, may be charged with a Class B felony offense.
Second Degree Sexual Assault: Whoever is accused of sexual contact or sexual intercourse with another person without consent of that person by (a) use or threat of force or violence; or (b) while causing injury or illness to a person; (c) to a person who suffers from a mental illness or deficiency; (d) while the person is under the influence of an intoxicant which renders that person incapable of giving consent; and more, may be charged with a Class C felony.
Third Degree Sexual Assault: Whoever is a accused of having sexual intercourse with a person without the consent may be charged with a Class G felony.
Fourth Degree Sexual Assault: Whoever is accused of having sexual contact with a person without the consent of that person may be charged with a Class A misdemeanor.
Sexual Assault of a Child: Whoever has sexual contact or sexual intercourse with a person who has not attained the age of 13 years and causes great bodily harm may be charged with a Class A felony. If the child does not suffer great bodily harm, but has not attainted the age of 12, the person may be charged with a class B felony. If the child has not attained the age of 16 years and force or threat of force is used by an actor at least 18 years old, the person may be charged with a Class B felony. If the child has not attained the age of 13 years old then the actor may be charged with a class B felony. And, if the child if the person has not yet attained the age of 16 years old, the actor may be charged with a Class C felony.
Possession of Child Pornography: Whoever possess, or accesses in any way with the intent to view, any undeveloped film, photographic negative, photograph, motion picture, videotape, or other recording of a child engaged in sexually explicit conduct when the person either knows that he or she possesses or has access to the material; the person knows or reasonably should know, that the material that is possessed or accessed contains depictions of sexually explicit conduct; or the person knows or reasonably should know that the child depicted in the material who is engaged in sexually explicit conduct has not attained the age of 18 years old, may be charged with a Class D felony if the actor has attained the age of 18 years old or a Class I felony if the actor has not attained the age of 18 years old.
Lewd and Lascivious Behavior: Whoever has sex with another person in public and knows that others may be around to view it or knowingly exposing one’s genitals in public may be charged with a class A misdemeanor.