Category: Sex Crimes

New Jersey Criminal Defense Attorneys for Clients Charged With Aggravated Sexual Assault There are special plea and sentencing implications that are triggered when someone charged with a New Jersey aggravated sexual assault offense falls within the Jessica Lumsford Act. This law increased the punishment for individuals convicted for aggravated sexual…

A question that frequently arises in consultations with our New Jersey sex crimes lawyers is what constitutes sexual penetration when someone is charged with aggravated sexual assault or sexual assault in New Jersey. This term is addressed in N.J.S.A. 2C:14-1, the statute that defines key terms that arise in the…