Juveniles under the age of 18 can be prosecuted as sex offenders in New Jersey. If a juvenile is convicted of any type of sex crime, they can legally be charged and tried as an adult. While juvenile defense lawyers are often able to argue for reduced sentencing on account…
Sex crimes involve a wide range of offenses and are rightly seen as predatory acts of violence. New Jersey law defines numerous individual sex crimes, which can be punished by incarceration, fines and, in some cases, community supervision that lasts the rest of the perpetrator’s life. As New Jersey criminal…
New Jersey Internet Luring Attorney The most common way for someone to commit luring is over the internet or through other electric means. Not surprisingly, lawmakers have constructed a specific criminal offense where someone attempts or lures another adult “via electronic or any other means.” If you been charged with…
A report published in January under public pressure by ride-share service Uber says nine people have been murdered while using the transportation service (nearly half of them were Uber drivers) and the company received Uber crime reports of 3,045 sexual assaults during rides in the United States in 2018. Another…
New Jersey has adopted its own version of the Lunsford Act. This law creates mandatory guidelines for plea bargaining and sentencing where the victim of sexual assault is under the age of thirteen (13). Prosecutors and judges are bound by these guidelines and are strictly prohibited from allowing child molestation…
