Being accused of a Sex Crime carries a real stigma, often marking a person for life. If you have been charged with this criminal behavior by the Office of the District Attorney in New York City, you need an experienced New York City Sex Crime Lawyer to vigorously defend you. At Stephen Bilkis & Associates, each New York City Sex Crime Lawyer in our office understands that our job is to protect your rights and preserve your reputation, starting with our free initial advice on building your defense case.

The term Sex Crime makes it clear what kind of criminal act this might be: a rape or date rape, sex assault, molestation, possession of child pornography, Prostitution, or Internet sex crime, among others. Conviction on any of these charges today brings increasingly harsh penalties throughout the New York area, from Manhattan to Staten Island and Brooklyn, as well as north of the city in Westchester County. Your New York City Sex Crime Lawyer will help you understand, for example, that if you are convicted of a Sex Crime, you may face an extended prison term (even for possession of child pornography) as well as registration as a Sex Offender under SORA (the Sex Offender Registration Act) in New York state.

SORA was enacted with the intent to assist law enforcement agents and their communities in the tracking of any sex offenders living in or moving into their area. If your name is added to SORA, it will not only publicize your personal information and details about your past—on web sites and elsewhere—but can seriously limit where you may live and work.

To help you face investigation and prosecution by the New York City Office of the District Attorney, a New York City Criminal Lawyer at Stephen Bilkis & Associates will bring experience in assessing the specific issues surrounding this type of case, including:

• The role of physical or forensic evidence in determining the type of contact that occurred.
• The potential mishandling of any such evidence, including DNA, salivia, or semen.
• Whether there was consent—that any acts in question were not the result of force.
• Possible misidentification of the accused.
• Inappropriate investigation processes, including entrapment (which can occur in "sting" operations intended to ensnare suspects in prostitution or online sex abuse cases).

If you are being investigated for or are charged with a Sex Crime in New York City or the surrounding area, talk with Stephen Bilkis & Associates as soon as you can. We will vigorously shape a defense strategy that starts from a no-cost first meeting, and we can also assist you with other kinds of charges, such as Petit Larceny and the crime of Marijuana Possession. Call 800-NY-NY-LAW to set up a meeting in any of our New York City offices; we're located in Manhattan, in Brooklyn (Kings County) as well as in Queens, (Queens County), in Staten Island (Richmond County), and also in the Bronx. If you prefer, you can also come to our Suffolk County office, meet us in Nassau County, or visit our location in Westchester County.