S exual Offences
If you or a loved one is facing a sexual offence you are likely experiencing a range of emotions, from fear and confusion, to anger and outrage.
Being accused of a sexual offence is a very serious matter that has the potential for life changing consequences involving your employment and family life during the police investigation. Along with a risk of a lengthy prison sentence and criminal record, sexual offences carry the additional burden of requiring registration as a sex offender.
The result of being convicted of a sexual offence will have serious future consequences and can adversely affect a person’s ability to find education, employment, or housing opportunities and to enter into future relationships.
It is absolutely critical that you instruct an experienced sexual offences defence expert solicitor. You and your loved one’s future depends on it. Belgravia Solicitors will aggressively defend you against your sexual offence’s allegations.
Historical Sexual Offences:
We understand the trauma for you and your family when an allegation of historical sexual offences surfaces. These are offences that occurred in the past and may involve more than one complainant.
Historical sexual offences often relate to complainants that may have been young and vulnerable at the time of the allegations.
Our approach at Belgravia Solicitors is to deal with your case in a very sensitive and understanding manner.
Historical allegations by their very nature are highly complex and will involve gathering evidence and trace witnesses that may assist in your defence.
Historical allegations hinge on the reliability and credibility of the complainant’s allegation. Belgravia Solicitors will leave no stone unturned to gather evidence to rebut the evidence against you no matter how complex and time consuming.
Indecent Images:
Belgravia Solicitors are experts at dealing with cases involving the viewing, downloading, possessing, copying, sharing and distribution of indecent images of children.
Belgravia Solicitors advise in cases involving the possession of one image to many thousands of indecent images.
Belgravia Solicitors from the outset will aim to persuade the police on a diversion from prosecution so you do not have to face being charged and attend Court.
We will challenge the prosecution case at every step to determine the evidence relied on by the prosecution has been seized legally and if not, we will make an application to exclude the evidence in court.
We are experts on the defences available to you and will use all available defences to undermine the prosecution case against you.
If the police have contacted you or seized your computer or you are on bail following your arrest it is essential you contact us.
Sexual Grooming:
Sexual Grooming offences often attracts widespread media coverage and require sensitive handling. The impact of being arrested or questioned by the police will put your life on hold and has life changing consequences for you and your family.
Social services may regard you as a risk and limit your contact with your children or those in your family.
Belgravia Solicitors expertise in this very challenging area of law can make the difference in helping you prove your innocence.
We will analyse the prosecution evidence against you and instruct forensic and digital communication analysts or other experts if required to rigorously defend you.
Belgravia Solicitors provides expert, honest and reliable advice and will not mislead you on the evidence or make false promises simply to secure you as a client.
Sexual Offences involving abuse of trust by professionals:
Belgravia Solicitors are experts in providing advice and representation to professionals facing allegations of sexual offences such as: Teachers; Doctors; Health Care providers; Scout Leaders; Sports Coaches; Priests; Religious Ministers; Foster Carers; Social workers or those working in institutions.
We understand the devastating impact of a police investigation of an allegation of sexual offences on your professional life. Such an investigation may result in your suspension from your employment leading to disciplinary action and in dismissal. If you are subject to professional regulation this may result in disciplinary action against you from your Regulator which may call into question your ability to continue in your profession as you may be deemed not to be of suitable character any longer or a fit or proper person for your professional position.
An additional impact of any police investigation may be the application of restrictions on your contact with children and in some cases, you may be required to move out of your family home in the interim whilst the investigation is on-going.
Belgravia Solicitors will provide you with expert advice on how to deal with your employers, social services and any other professional organisation during the investigation.
We will advise you on the possibility of the complainant pursuing a civil action for damages against you.
We are alive to the real possibility that a complainant may be motivated by the possibility of financial compensation, and this may provide an explanation for the allegations being made against you.
We thoroughly examine the facts of your case and identify any defences available for your particular circumstances.
Belgravia Solicitors offer expert legal advice on all Sexual Offences including:
- Possession / Making / Downloading / Distributing indecent images of children
- Arranging or facilitating the commission of a child sex offence – including online sexual offence allegations
- Meeting a child following sexual grooming – including online sexual offence allegations
- Rape
- Sexual Assault
- Indecent Assault
- Sexual activity without consent
- Assault by penetration
- Causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent
- Sexual activity with a child
- Engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child
- Sexual activity with a person with a mental disorder
- Indecent photographs of persons aged 16 or 17
- Administering a substance with intent
- Committing an offence with intent to commit a sexual offence
- Trespass with intent to commit a sexual offence
- Exposure
- Voyeurism
- Intercourse with an animal
- Sexual penetration of a corpse
- Sexual activity in a public lavatory
If you, a relative or friend, is due to appear at Court, or are under investigation and require assistance at any stage of proceedings, contact us as soon as possible.
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