On December 6, 2007, Pasqual R was convicted of one count each of second degree burglary and endangering the welfare of a child as well as four counts of third degree sexual abuse. At trial, the jury sent the judge a note questioning how the age of the victim impacted…
Articles Posted in Sex Crimes
New York Court Discusses The Use of Admissions Against Interest in Sex Crime Case
On October 16, 1997, a male identified only as C.B. made a videotaped confession to a Bronx Assistant District Attorney following his arrest. During the confession, C.B. discussed numerous criminal offenses and described on at least 11 different occasions on which he had entered private residences unlawfully and in some…
New York Appellate Court Rejects Claim that Evidence of Prior Crimes Was Prejudicial to the Defendant
In September 2000, Darrin H was accused of sexually abusing his 16-year-old daughter and having sex with one of her 15-year-old friends. Police arrested Mr. H and after reading him his Miranda rights, he signed a written statement attesting to the fact that he may have had sex with his…
New York Appellate Court Discusses Corroboration Requirement in Sex Crimes Case
Brian F was charged with and convicted of multiple counts of sodomy, sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child. His criminal defense attorney challenged his conviction with the New York Court of Appeals, on the grounds that the testimony of his victims was insufficient to prove his guilt…
Defendant Appeals Robbery Charge, New York Appellate Court Decides
It is truly disturbing for ordinary people the crimes that are happening in our society today. You can never be sure anymore that you are safe inside your own home let alone out in the streets. Take a look at this particular case in which an innocent woman suffered indignity…
New York Court Discusses the Use of the Sex Offender Management and Treatment Act
There are many sex crimes these days that are discovered by a New York sex crime lawyer to have been caused by mental health or abnormality. Aside from SORA there is also the SOMTA or what is called as the Sex Offender Management and Treatment Act which deals with sex…
Is New York’s Sex Offender’s Registration Act Unconstitutional? Court Weighs In
In a lot of sex crimes these days, an expert lawyer says that there are many accused who suffer from a certain kind of mental abnormalities. Such case lets the court decide that such accused undergo certain treatment like the SORA. But in this case, the alleged named as Elias…
New York Court Hears Case Involving Child Abuse and Mental Health Issues
On September 17, 1992 the Family Court of Kings County, New York heard a disturbing case involving the two children, two boys and a girl who were possibly being abused by their father. The allegations of sexual abuse stated that the father pinched and squeezed the buttocks and genitals of…
New York Court Discusses Disturbing Case Regarding Sexual Abuse of Children
These days, it is very hard to trust others especially when it comes to leaving our kids with people who you can truly rely on. There are many cases these days where nannies and even babysitters are accused of committing sex crimes that involve the children of their own employers…
New York Courts Discuss on What Constitutes Child Neglect
On September 29, 2008, a petition was put before the Family Court of Tioga County to have a certain child classified as a neglected child under Family Law. What would this mean and how did it come about? The child was born in 2005. In 2007, his biological parents began…