It will come as no surprise that an important goal of the Office of the Brooklyn District Attorney is to decrease the occurrence of indecent activity and related criminal behavior. As part of this effort, the penalties for Sex Crime throughout New York City—including in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Staten Island, Queens, and the Bronx—have become more severe. At Stephen Bilkis & Associates, you can meet with an experienced Brooklyn Sex Crime Lawyer who realizes that, based on type of Sex Crime charge you face, you can potentially be subject to significant prison time. Moreover, you may also be required to be registered as a Sex Offender, whether in New York City or in the surrounding areas such as Westchester County or on Long Island (whether in Suffolk County or in Nassau County).

You should be aware that a Sex Crime may be any one of the below criminal acts:

• Rape
• Sexual assault
• Child molestation
• Sex abuse
• Sodomy
• Pornography
• Online sex crimes
• Child pornography or solicitation
• Prostitution
• Soliciting a prostitute

A Brooklyn Sex Crime Lawyer on the team at Stephen Bilkis & Associates will explain to you that a conviction for any of the above Sex Crimes might bring with it the requirement to register as a Sex Offender. The Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA) in New York State mandates that a person can be designated a Sex Offender if they are convicted of a Sex Crime in New York State, as well as for an attempt at committing a Sex Offense. If your Sex Crime and conviction occur in a different jurisdiction, registration may be required under SORA if the criminal act you committed is equivalent to a New York State offense. SORA is designed to help the various agencies responsible for law enforcement share data on Sex Offenders with the public in an effort to protect their communities.

Obviously registration as a Sex Offender could have a serious and lasting effect both on your personal life as well as on your career. Registration as a Sex Offender can mean that your photograph and various personal information ends up being displayed on a Sex Offender web site. You might also have to inform your neighbors whenever you might move to someplace new. It’s also possible that you would have to tell your employer you’re facing a Sex Crime charge. At Stephen Bilkis & Associates, we will inform you of your right to have your Brooklyn Sex Crime Lawyer submit a petition to the Court requesting a decreased registration requirement; however, quite a significant period of time generally must pass before a Criminal Court would consider granting that motion.

An experienced Brooklyn Criminal Lawyer can potentially help someone who was convicted stay out of jail and keep their job. Our team at Stephen Bilkis & Associates knows, for example, that sometimes accusations of a Sex Crime can be the result of a case of mistaken identity. Sometimes they are based on erroneous information or on insufficient evidence. For example, evidence against you might be founded on a false memory or based on illegal investigation procedures. If you are charged with a Sex Crime, you need a knowledgeable Brooklyn Sex Crime Lawyer—a criminal defense lawyer who is aware of the specific issues that might be involved in this kind of case, particularly around DNA evidence and how it was found, collected, and subsequently preserved.

The team at Stephen Bilkis & Associates will rigorously question the handling of any relevant forensic evidence (such as semen, saliva, hair, and blood). On our team you will meet an experienced Brooklyn Criminal Defense Attorney who understands how to represent an individual accused of a Sex Crime. Call us right away at 1-800-NY-NY-LAW for a free consultation about your case. We will meet with you in any of our locations throughout the five boroughs of New York City—not only in Brooklyn, but in Manhattan as well as in the Bronx, Queens, and also on Staten Island). We are also available to meet you in Westchester County at our location there, or you can meet us on Long Island, where we have locations in both Suffolk County and also in Nassau County.