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Parolle Convicted of Sexually Assaulting 14 Year Old Girl

Matthew Castaneda, 35, was convicted on Monday May 14, 2012 with sexually assaulting a 12 year old girl he met on my space in November 2009.

In February 2010, Castaneda met the girl near South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa and took a bus with her to Anaheim. After walking in various parks, he took the victim to Zaby’s Motor Lounge and attacked her.

The girl left the motel and asked to be taken home by a traffic controller with the Anaheim Police Department. She had been reported missing in Santa Ana.

Castaneda was on parole for a 2007 felony domestic violence conviction and restraining order violation.

Castaneda faces a maximum sentence of 24 years to life in state prison and mandatory sex offender registration. He is scheduled for a hearing June 22.

Sex crimes are very serious crimes that can result in life changing and life long consequences. Our Los Angeles Sex Crime Attorneys are experienced and skilled in defending clients that have been charged with a sex crime.

If you are facing a sex crime, contact us and our LA Sex Crime Lawyers will sit down with you and listen to your side of the story and come up with a persuasive defense strategy aiming to get you the best possible results.

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Read More | Comments (0) | May 15th, 2012

Man Arrested For Alleged Sexual Assault of a 16 Year Old

Juan Pablo Gonzalez, 30, allegedly broke into a San Jacinto home on April 28 and tried to attack a 16 year old girl.

The girl fought back and the attacker fled.

Officer went to Gonzales’ home and served an arrest warrant. He allegedly tried to fight the arrest and was tasered by the police.

He was treated for minor injuries and was being held on $1-million bail.

Being charged with a sex crime such as sexual assault is a serious charge and can result in serious life long penalties. Our Los Angeles Sex Crime Attorneys have the necessary experience, skill, and knowledge to help you if you are being charged with a sex crime.

Contact our Lawyers in LA and set up a free face to face consultation and we will discuss your charges and your options further in detail.

Read More | Comments (0) | May 9th, 2012

Substitute Teacher Arrested For Alleged Lewd Conduct

Taylor Welch, 22, a substitute teacher at a La Mirada middle school was arrested Tuesday May 1, 2012 on suspicion of lewd acts and sending explicit material to a teenage girl he met on campus.

Welch allegedly became friends with the girl online and then began exchanging messages and naked pictures.

He was being held in lieu of $140,000 bail.

Being charged with a sex crime such as lewd conduct can have life long consequences such as registering as a sex offender. As Los Angeles Sex Crime Attorneys we understand that these sort of charges can be stressful, overwhelming, and humiliating and we are here to stand in your corner and help.

If you or someone you know is facing an alleged sex crime, contact our sex crime lawyers in LA and set up a free face to face consultation.

Read More | Comments (0) | May 2nd, 2012

Massage Parlor Runnig Alleged Prostitution Sting

Massage Villa business owner Ling Ling Kuo, 44, has been charged with running an illegal business and Massage Villa employee Xiaosu Xu, 25, of Diamond Bar with soliciting prostitution.

The two pled not guilty to the charges at Alhambra Superior Court on Friday.

Both will appear in court May 15 to face charges related to running a prostitution sting.

Prostitution is a sex crime. Sex crimes can have some very serious consequences such as jail time, fines, and probation; and also life long consequences such as registering as a sex offender for life.

Our Los Angeles Sex Crime Attorneys have the necessary experience, skill, and knowledge to help you if you are facing a sex crime such as prostitution.

Contact our Lawyers in LA at 818-98-2092 and set up a free face to face consultation.

Read More | Comments (0) | April 17th, 2012

Modesto Teacher Charged With 1998 Alleged Sex Crime Against Minor

Christopher James Hooker, 41, a formerModestohigh school teacher who recently made headlines for leaving his wife and family for a student was arrested Friday April 6, 2012 and charged with sexually abusing a minor.

The said sexual abuse involved a 17-year-old student whom Hooker befriended and allegedly sexually assaulted in 1998 when he taught atDavisHigh SchoolinModesto.

In February, Hooker moved in with Jordan Powers, an 18 year old student of his when he was still teaching atEnochsHigh School. Both claim that their relationship did not begin until Powers was 18.

Detectives initially began investigating Hooker after Powers’ mother reported that the teacher had an inappropriate romance with her daughter. During the investigation, police said, they found a separate victim whom Hooker was allegedly involved with in 1998.

He is being held on $50,000 bail, charged with one count of oral copulation with a minor. He has entered a not guilty plea.

Being charged with sex crimes such as oral copulation with a minor, sex with a minor, sexual assault can be devastating and have life altering consequences. Our Los Angeles Sex Attorneys have the experience legal skill and knowledge when it comes to handling sex crime cases.

We do whatever we can to get the best results for our clients by hearing their side of the story and formulating a strong defense.

Contact our sex crime lawyers in LA at 818-986-2092 and set up a free face to face consultation.

Read More | Comments (0) | April 10th, 2012

Man Found Guilty of Sexually Assaulting 14 Year Old

An OrangeCountyjury on Monday found a 38-year-oldSanta Anaman guilty of sexually assaulting a relative’s 8-year-old child on Christmas Eve 2009, prosecutors said.

Jorge Miguel Gallegos, 38, was found guilty of multiple felony counts, including sexual intercourse or sodomy with a child, lewd acts on a child under 14 and dissuading a witness from reporting a crime.

Gallegos sexually assaulted the child in the kitchen of his home while everyone else was asleep on Christmas Eve of 2009. Gallegos’s wife walked in and witnessed the incident.

It was later discovered that Gallegos had attacked the child prior to the Christmas Eve incident.

His wife called the police and Gallegos was arrested Christmas day.

He faces a sentence of 55 years to life to 66 years to life in state prison at his sentencing May 11.

These sex crime charges are extremely serious and can result in life altering consequences. Charges of this sort are not taken lightly and require the assistance of an experienced and aggressive sex crime defense attorney.

Our Los Angeles Sex Crime Attorneys have dealt with sex crime cases of all sorts and our legal approach, skill, and strategy has proven to be effective.

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Read More | Comments (0) | April 3rd, 2012

Man Convicted of 10 Sexual Assaults Committed Throughout a Decade

Robert Charles Lee, 40, was convicted on Monday March 27, 2012 of sexually assaulting 10 women inLos AngelesandOrangeCountiesduring a crime spree that lasted almost ten years.

Lee was convicted of 35 charges including nine counts of forcible rape and 14 of forcible oral copulation.

Prosecutors described Lee as a serial rapist who attacked women in the early morning hours.

DNA evidence was presented linking Lee to the assaults, which began in October 1997. Lee was arrested in June 2006, three days after he assaulted his last victim.

Police from several different jurisdictions had teamed up to investigate the case after DNA evidence pointed to a single suspect. DNA samples came from assaults inLos Angeles,Gardena,CarsonandBrea.

Lee was also convicted of six counts of burglary, four of sexual penetration by a foreign object, one of sodomy by use of force, and one of assault with intent to commit a felony.

Lee faces more than 300 years to life in prison when he is sentenced April 13.

Sex crimes such as rape and sexual assault are very serious charges that can result in prison time. Our sex crime attorneys in Los Angeles understand the stress, humiliation, and trauma that come when being charged with a sex crime and we are here ot help.

If you are facing a sex crime contact our Los Angeles Lawyers at 818-986-2092 and set up a free face to face consultation.

Read More | Comments (0) | March 28th, 2012

Former “Tea Party” Spokesman Arrested For Alleged Kidnapping and Rape

Michael Kobulnicky, 50, former apokes man for the San Diego branch of the “tea party”, was arrested at his home for the alleged kidnapping and raping of a 56 year old woman.

Kobulnicky allegedly offered to give the woman a ride home and instead drove her to Fiesta Island and raped her.

Kobulnicky now is being held in San Diego County jail waiting to be arraigned sometime next week.

Sex crimes such as rape are serious crimes that can result in life long consequence such as registering as a sex offender for the rest of your life.

Our Los Angeles Sex Crime Attorneys have a combined 75 years of experience and we have extensive knowledge on sex crimes. We have a legal strategy and an aggressive approach in defending our clients agaisnt sex crimes.

If you are facing a sex crime, contact our Sex Crime Lawyers in LA at 818-986-2092 and set up a free face to face consultation.

Read More | Comments (0) | March 19th, 2012

Man Gets 6 Years For Pimping a Minor

Italo Rajot Boone, 34, was sentenced Friday March 9, 2012 to six years in prison for pimping a 15-year-old runaway.

Boone got caught by pimping her to an undercover police officer.

He met the 15 year old about a month ago at aSan Josebus station and brought her toAnaheimwhere he would arrange for her to have sexual encounters with other men for money.

The police traced her through an Internet listing. An undercover officer contacted Boone and arranged to have sex with the minor at a hotel.

When Boone opened the hotel room door and saw the arrest team, he fled but was later tracked by a k-9 unit and arrested.

Boone pleaded guilty to one felony count of pandering with a minor under 16 years old.

After his prison term is served he will have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.

Being charged with a sex crime can be devastating and have life long consequences such as registering as a sex offender for life.

As Los Angeles Sex Crime Defense Attorneys we have handled many sex crime cases and have achieved great results for our clients.

Our Sex Crime Lawyers in L.A. have a combined 75 years of experience and our legal knowledge, skill, and strategy more than qualifies us to adequately and competently represent you if you are facing a sex crime.

Call us at 818-986-2092 to set up a free face to face consultation.

Read More | Comments (0) | March 12th, 2012

Man Arrested For Alleged Sexual Abuse Against Family Member

Efrain Bernal, 41, from Riverside County, has been charged for sexual abusing a female family member.

Bemal has also been allegedly asking young women to strip for supposed religious ceremonies.

According to the Sheriff’s Department, Bemal had been abusing the family member for 10 years since she was a child.

The alleged sexual abuse was revealed due to the police response to Bemal’s home after receiving a report that he had allegedly asked women, most of them under 18 years old, to take off their clothes as part of a religious ceremony.

The investigation for this case continues.

Being charged with a sex crime can be stressful, overwhelming, and humiliating. Our Los Angeles Sex Crime Defense Attorneys understand what our clients go through and we do whatever we can to help.

Our Sex Crime Lawyers in L.A. have a combined 75 years of experience and our legal strategy, skill, and knowledge guarantees competent, aggressive, and dedicated representation for our clients.