Sex & Rape Crimes

Sex Crimes in Los Angeles

Los Angeles sex crimes charges are serious and require an aggressive defense.  Due to high profile cases and media attention, the relentless pursuit of sex offenders is commonplace.  If you are charged with a sex crime, the Rangel Law Firm will provide rigorous Los Angeles sex crime defense for:
  • Sex crimes
  • Sexual assault
  • Rape

Los Angeles sex crime charges

Sex and rape charges in Los Angeles can arise from seemingly benign sources including:

  • A child’s comments
  • Student complaints
  • Patient-doctor relationships
  • Acrimonious divorces

Los Angeles sex abuse charge can include:

  • Lewd act with a child
  • Indecent exposure
  • Molestation of a child
  • Lewd act in a public place
  • Forcible rape
  • Solicitation of prostitution
  • Statutory rape
  • Sexual battery
  • Possession of pornography

The consequences of a Los Angeles sex crime conviction may include: 
  • Required sex offender registration
  • Criminal record
  • Long prison sentences
  • Civil litigation
  • Long probations

Rape charges in Los Angeles

Los Angeles rape law defines rape as non-consensual sexual intercourse with another person. In Los Angeles rape charges, the accusation alone can lead to assumed guilt. Before your case is even tried, the media and public have already convicted you. You need an experienced sex crime attorney to begin building your defense immediately—your reputation and freedom depend on it. Contact us if you are charged with rape, statutory or spousal rape.

Further, Los Angeles rape laws have added special provisions to the evidence code allowing prosecutors to use heresay evidence that is inadmissable in other types of criminal cases.

Los Angeles rape defense

We will begin your defense immediately and work to minimize the fallout of rape charges in Los Angeles by doing things such as:
  • Arranging a voluntary surrender rather than a public arrest
  • Negotiating for release on your own recognizance or reduced bail
  • Negotiating for less serious charges and/or dismissal of charges

The Rangel Law Firm mounts an effective defense using firm resources and professionals including:

  • Psychologists
  • Investigators
  • Medical experts
  • Profilers
Our defense team can work to show you do not fit the sex offender profile, that the accuser has a past history of false accusations, or that the accuser has a motive to lie. Contact a sex crimes attorney in Los Angeles If the police are investigating you or want to question you about sexual allegations, assume their goal is your arrest.

  • Los Angeles Sexual Assault


    Contact a sex crime lawyer at the Rangel Law Firm online today or call 888-742-7186 to begin your defense.


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