Today, a Bradenton couple was found guilty of having sex on a Florida beach. This is a VERY serious crime in Florida because each person was charged with committing a lewd and lascivious act which subjects them both to 15 years in Florida State Prison AND being classified as sexual offenders requiring they register as...
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Polk prostitution sting update on civil penalty unconstitutional motion
Many people are asking what is the status of the Motion to Declare the Prostitution "civil penalty" unconstitutional that I filed a couple of months ago. Many Polk criminal defense attorneys taking these prostitution cases are not filing a motion or fighting the $5,250.00 civil penalty. Some lawyers are waiting for the ruling on my...
Read MorePolk County lewd & lascivious defense attorney explains double jeopardy case
Today, the Fifth District Court of Appeal issued a ruling in a Lewd and Lascivious sex case. In this sex case, the individual was charged with two counts of lewd or lascivious molestation in violation of section 800.04(5)(b), Florida Statutes. In the criminal sexual molestation case, the prosecutor charged the defendant, a person eighteen years of...
Read MorePolk County sex with a minor arrest made - statutory rape in Florida
The Winter Haven Police Department arrested a Davenport man for allegedly having sex with a minor. This is a very serious felony sex crime in Polk County. A person under the age of 18 can not consent to sex. Therefore, there are very few defenses to this crime. The only defenses usually available in these...
Read MorePolk County Sheriff Operation conduct sex sting Last Minute with Plant City Police
The Polk County Sheriff’s conducted another criminal sting operation this past weekend in cooperation with the Plant City Police Department. This Polk sex sting operation was called “Operation Last Minute”. 14 men were arrested in this sting. The men were arrested for allegedly traveling to meet a minor, in this case the girls they traveled...
Read MoreSexual battery charges dropped in player’s case - Sexual Battery in Polk County, FL
Sex division prosecutors have dropped criminal rape charges against Michael Crabtree of the San Francisco 49ers. As I have previously blogged about, Crabtree was being investigated by the police regarding allegations of a sexual assault at a hotel. This is a very serious crime and sex crimes are always taken very seriously in Polk County...
Read MoreSex Crimes in Polk County - Lewd and Lascivious - sex offender and sex predator crimes
LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS OFFENSES Florida Statute 800.02 Unnatural and lascivious act. Second Degree Misdemeanor A person who commits any unnatural and lascivious act with another person commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable by up to 60 days in jail. A mother’s breastfeeding of her baby does not under any circumstance violate this section. Florida...
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