Sex Crimes defense
for Men in Miami

Sexual assault is among the most severely prosecuted charges in Florida, yet many cases rest entirely on the word of one person against another. A credible defense begins with a thorough, independent investigation into the accuser’s account, their history, and any physical or digital evidence.

Common defense strategies include:

• Establishing consent through prior communications, messages, or witness statements
• Challenging inconsistencies and changing details in the accuser’s statements
• Exposing investigative failures and constitutional violations during arrest or interrogation
• Retaining independent DNA and forensic experts to challenge physical evidence
• Presenting alibi evidence and third-party witnesses
• Identifying potential motives for false accusation — divorce, custody disputes, financial interest

False accusations of sexual assault are far more common than the public understands. We take every case seriously and investigate independently, regardless of what law enforcement claims to have found.

Under Florida Statute §794.011, sexual battery ranges from misdemeanor to capital felony depending on circumstances. The statute is broadly written and can capture conduct where consent was genuinely ambiguous. Penalties range from one year in jail to life imprisonment.

• Analyzing the specific statutory elements and whether the prosecution can prove each one
• Challenging evidence of force or lack of consent
• Identifying Fourth Amendment violations in the investigation or arrest
• Challenging victim advocate influence on the investigation and testimony
• Negotiating for reduced charges or lesser offenses where appropriate and in your interest

Internet sex crime charges — online solicitation of a minor, traveling to meet a minor — are frequently the product of law enforcement sting operations where undercover agents pose as minors online. These operations raise serious constitutional questions, and the digital evidence used to support them is far more flawed than prosecutors let on.

• Entrapment — law enforcement induced conduct the defendant was not otherwise predisposed to commit
• Challenging IP address attribution and device ownership — multiple people share devices and networks
• Exposing methodological errors in digital forensic analysis
• Lack of intent or knowledge of the alleged victim’s true age
• Challenging the constitutionality of the sting operation’s execution

CSAM charges carry mandatory minimum federal sentences and mandatory lifetime sex offender registration. But many prosecutions in this area rest on flawed digital evidence — peer-to-peer network attribution errors, shared device issues, and forensic methodology that doesn’t withstand expert scrutiny.

• Challenging digital forensic evidence and chain of custody at every stage
• Exposing peer-to-peer network identification errors — IP attribution is not device attribution
• Establishing lack of knowing possession, access, or intent
• Fourth Amendment challenges to how devices were seized and searched
• Challenging the identity of any individuals depicted and the age determination process

Florida’s lewd and lascivious statutes (§800.04) cover a wide range of alleged conduct involving minors — molestation, battery, exhibition, and conduct in the presence of a minor. These charges can arise from ambiguous situations and are frequently driven by CPS or law enforcement interpretations of what occurred, rather than objective evidence.

• Absence of criminal intent or knowledge of the alleged victim’s age
• Challenging the reliability of child witness statements, including coached testimony
• Demonstrating the conduct did not meet the legal definition of lewd or lascivious
• Investigating CPS investigation methodology and potential leading of witnesses
• Identifying the accuser’s motives or the influence of third parties on the complaint

Florida and federal trafficking statutes are broadly written and aggressively prosecuted. The statutory definition of force, fraud, or coercion can capture consensual adult conduct when law enforcement and prosecutors choose to view it that way. Men are disproportionately targeted and prosecuted in these cases.

• Challenging the application of “force, fraud, or coercion” to the actual facts
• Distinguishing consensual adult conduct from trafficking conduct
• Exposing inconsistencies in alleged victim statements and their cooperation with law enforcement
• Challenging surveillance evidence, wiretaps, and undercover investigation methodology
• Attacking the government’s statutory interpretation as applied to your specific conduct