Indecent Liberties and Child Molestation Defense in Kansas City

Sex crimes, especially those involving minors and children, are perhaps the most serious offense in the eyes of the typical American. Because the consequences are so severe, potentially involving several decades of jail time, you should never try to handle charges of this magnitude alone.

Hiring an assertive lawyer to fully defend your rights is an absolute must-have to an issue that threatens your freedom. Based in the metro Kansas City area, the Law Offices of Heath A. Stuart defends clients without involving personal bias or judgments. Call our office at 913-826-6274 (toll free at 888-708-8606) or contact us online to schedule an initial consultation free of charge.

Jessica's Law Increases Penalties

Whether the accusations are valid or not, if you are arrested and charged for child molestation, indecent liberties or any other sex crime against a child 14 years of age or younger, you are facing a mandatory 25-year sentence if convicted.

Passed by the Kansas Legislature in 2006, Jessica's Law delivers severe consequences solely geared at keeping sex offenders in prison, without parole or the chance to repeat the offense. Potential consequences to a conviction under Jessica's Law include:

• A mandatory 25-year jail sentence, which may increase to 40 or 50 years.
• Extraordinary fines
• Lifetime sex offender registration on a local, state and national scope

Not only are you facing the consequences of Jessica's Law, you are up against psychologists or social workers who interview the alleged victim. These mental health experts and child advocates have been shown to inject their own bias into the child's story, or even their report of the alleged crime. These factors make securing a confident and aggressive defense attorney crucial.

Combat the Revulsion Factor

People accused with child molestation or other sex offender crimes experience an automatic assumption of guilt. This permanent stigma, not innocence, will follow you around. With an experienced litigation attorney defending your rights, it may be possible to prove your innocence after a rigorous investigation.

If you are being accused with child molestation or are facing charges for other sexual offenses, contact the Law Offices of Heath A. Stuart immediately to defend your rights. Call 913-826-6274 (toll free at 888-708-8606) or contact us online for a free initial consultation.

Located two blocks from I-435 and Roe, our office is open Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm. We also offer evening and weekend appointments upon request.