If you are currently registered as a sex offender in Texas, you may be wondering whether there is any path to getting your name removed from the registry. The answer depends on the specific offense, when you were convicted, how long you have been registered, and your conduct since the conviction. For some registrants, early […]
Category Archives: Sex Crimes
For many people convicted of sex crimes in Texas, the prison sentence is only part of the punishment. The requirement to register as a sex offender under Chapter 62 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure can follow a person for years or decades after they have completed their sentence and impact where they can […]
If you have learned, or suspect, that someone has reported you for a sex crime in Texas, you are likely overwhelmed with questions. Will I be arrested? When? What are the police doing right now? Should I talk to them? How long does this take? The uncertainty is agonizing, and the lack of information can […]
One of the most alarming realities of Texas sex crime law is that a person can be arrested, indicted, prosecuted, and convicted of sexual assault based solely on the testimony of the accuser. There is no legal requirement for physical evidence, DNA evidence, medical evidence, eyewitness corroboration, or any other evidence beyond the accuser’s statement. […]
When someone is accused of a sex crime in Texas, the prosecution’s case often rests on forensic evidence: a DNA match, a digital forensic report, a child’s recorded interview, or a sexual assault examiner’s findings. Prosecutors present this evidence as scientific proof. Juries tend to trust it. But forensic evidence is not infallible. It is […]
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