Criminal Defense Attorney

Regarding Solicitation of a Minor

Seltzer Law, PA has Miami online solicitation of a minor criminal defense lawyers and Fort Lauderdale cybercrimes criminal defense attorneys serving all of South Florida. We teach Demystifying Cyber Crimes at Florida Judicial College and were voted a Rising Star in 2010. Our case results and extensive experience in the field of cybercrimes can be used to your advantage if you are being prosecuted for solicitation of a minor, a crime treated very seriously by prosecutors. If you need a criminal defense lawyer who is knowledgeable in the field of computer crimes, you have come to the correct site.

Online solicitation of a minor is when someone over the age of 18 solicits, lures, entices or attempts to solicit, lure or entice someone under the age of 18 to commit a sexual act, using a computer network. The crime is complete under Florida law when the solicitation, luring, enticing or attempt has been accomplished . An actual meeting between the minor and the subject is not required for the solicitation charge and t he legislature has made it clear that an adult posing as a minor online does not c onstitute entrapment. Most jurisdictions will, however, attempt to set up a meeting between the subject and the minor in order to quash potential defenses a South Florida solicitation of a minor criminal defense lawyer may raise.

Online Solicitation Defense

Under criminal statutes in Florida and most other jurisdictions, solicitation of a minor is a third-degree felony punishable by up to five years in prison for each solicitation made. That means the government can charge multiple counts for the same series of discussions a subject has with a minor. Furthermore, the Florida legislature has created a new criminal offense for those who actually meet a minor. Those who travel any distance for the purpose of meeting a minor for sexual activity can be charged with a second-degree felony, punishable by up to 15 years in prison.

These are very serious crimes that can ruin careers and relationships, especially in the current hysterical climate the media has created about online sexual predators. Those accused may be convicted in the "court of public opinion" long before they go to a true court. If you're charged with these crimes, you need help from a dedicated and aggressive firm. There are a lot of different avenues that an inventive attorney can explore when defending an online solicitation of a minor case.

Don't delay; let an experienced former Miami-Dade Cyber Crime Prosecutor help protect your good name and reputation. Call today or contact us online, 24 hours a day and seven days a week, for a FREE, CONFIDENTIAL CONSULTATION.

For more information, see Florida Statute 847.0135: Computer pornography; traveling to meet minor; penalties. Our firm serves all Florida citizens and people from around the nation.

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