Child Sex Offenses

Dallas Child Sex Crime Lawyers

The proliferation of chat rooms and child pornography on the Internet has resulted in an increasing number of prosecutions of child sex crimes in Texas and other states. If you have been caught up in child sex charges, it's important to contact a lawyer who understands how to handle these kinds of cases. The consequences you face are potentially devastating to your reputation, your career and your freedom.

Many criminal defense attorneys don't like to take on child sex cases. At the law office of Peter Barrett in Dallas, Texas, we don’t shy away from them. We have handled hundreds of child sex cases. Our track record of successful outcomes includes a not-guilty verdict for a day care operator who faced charges of aggravated child sexual assault.

Our lawyers handle the full range of child sex charges, including:

• Possession or distribution of child pornography
• Child exploitation
• Online solicitation or enticement of a minor in a chat room
• Indecency with a child (exposure/contact)
• Child molestation
• Statutory rape
• Aggravated sexual assault of a child
• Super aggravated sexual assault of a child
• Continuous sexual abuse of a child
• Aggravated kidnapping with intent to violate or abuse victim sexually

Penalties for almost all child sex crimes include prison sentences and lifetime registration as a sex offender. Most child pornography cases are charged as federal crimes.

Many child sex cases involve false allegations and false confessions. The cases tend to be difficult to defend because they are relatively free of evidence. In many cases there is no trauma or DNA evidence. For example, the allegation may involve touching, for which the only evidence is testimony from a child.

To defend yourself against child sex charges, you need attorneys who are experienced in cross-examining children and who understand the problems associated with the memory and suggestibility of children.

Free attorney consultation: To discuss your child or Internet sex crime case with a Dallas criminal defense lawyer, call 214.526.0555, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, or fill out our simple contact form.