Wise Laws child pornography Jefferson City defense lawyers protect and advance the legal rights of men and women whom are suspected of, arrested for, accused of or have been convicted of any of a number of state or federal criminal laws related to child pornography, including:
Sex with a Jefferson City minor
Prosecution of Jefferson City Child Pornography Offenses
These offenses carry very heavy penalties, and the prosecution, whether state or federal, is very keen to convict Jefferson City individuals charged with a crime related to Jefferson City Missouri child pornography (i.e., the visual depiction of sexual conduct by minors, especially prepubescent children). The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), for example, devotes a great deal of their time, budget and manpower to child pornography investigations.
Another federal entity, the U.S. Department of Justice, coordinates efforts among 93 offices of the U.S. Attorney and many investigative agencies to track down and prosecute child pornography offenders. They have very extensive resources, and an individual caught in the federal criminal justice system definitely needs his or her own skilled, knowledgeable Jefferson City MO legal counsel and defense.
Punishment of Jefferson City Child Pornography Offenses
The punishment for a child pornography conviction may include incarceration for years plus mandatory psychological treatment, heavy fines, and mandatory, lifetime enrollment in a sex offender registry. The state laws regarding distributing child pornography (for example, via the Internet) vary widely in terms of penalties, and the federal (national) child pornography statutes have also changed over the years, becoming more severe.
Prosecutors are very eager to protect juvenile and child victims of child pornography, and they'll do everything they can to secure a conviction. It takes an aggressive, committed Jefferson City Missouri law firm such as Wise Laws whom has affiliated Jefferson City MO child porn lawyers across the nation to provide the most effective child pornography defense for an individual accused of this type of Jefferson City sex crime.
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