Sexual Assault Defense Lawyers

A conviction for any sexual assault or sex-based crime will have devastating effects on a person's life. Under Wisconsin laws, a person found guilty of first degree sexual assault will be a convicted felon, required to register as a sex offender, placed on lifetime supervision, and risk losing their good reputation, job, property, and freedom. Wisconsin laws are tough on sex crimes.

Avoiding Sexual Assault Charges

Sexual assault charges are very serious felony crimes that can be avoided altogether if the claims are false, or the evidence or other factors involved in the case would prevent a conviction. But you need to talk to an attorney right away. If you wait, the mere passage of time will prevent you from seizing opportunities to disprove accusations, challenge the admission of testimony or other evidence, dispute an illegal search and seizure, or other procedural remedies that are only available during the early stages of a sexual assault, pornography or other sex based criminal investigation.

Innocent Until Proven Guilty

While the Constitution of the United States provides that you are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law through a criminal trial by a jury of your peers, you may want to consider the social stigma that has changed society's view of the presumption of innocence when a person is labeled as a sexual offender even before they are convicted. That stigma emanates throughout the community, in every sexual assault criminal trial, and far beyond the acquittal.

Preventing Bad Outcomes

A guilty verdict is a very bad outcome, and while no attorney can promise you a particular outcome, you can be assured that your opponent in a sexual assault case is a government that seeks to prosecute you and sentence you to jail for a very long time. By contacting a criminal defense attorney at Van Wagner & Wood, you will take the first step towards preparing your defense, and if you take a stand to fight those charges with Van Wagner & Wood on your side, you will have done all you can to prevent a bad outcome.

Free "First-Impression" Analysis

If you believe that you are under investigation for a crime, if you have already been accused, arrested and charged with sexual assault or another sex-based crime, or if you have previously been convicted and believe your conviction or sentence were wrong, please call take advantage of the free initial consultation with an attorney at Van Wagner & Wood. Call us today: 1-866-262-4599

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