Daytona Beach Sex Crime Defense
Daytona Beach Sex Crimes Defense Attorney
An accusation is not a conviction. These cases carry lifetime consequences, so we treat every one as if it is going to trial from the first call.
- Available 24 hours a day
- Free, confidential consultation
- Offices in Daytona Beach, Port Orange & DeLand
Accused of a Sex Offense in Daytona Beach?
If you have been arrested or contacted by detectives about a sexual offense, you need a criminal defense lawyer immediately. A Florida sex offense conviction generally means lifetime registration, which dictates where you can live, work, and travel. The window to fight the underlying charge, before a conviction locks in those consequences, is short.
Our attorneys have handled a number of high-profile sex offense cases in the Daytona Beach area. We defend clients accused of every type of criminal sexual conduct, including sexual battery, statutory rape, lewd and lascivious behavior, solicitation and prostitution, sexual activity with a minor, internet solicitation and traveling to meet a minor, and child pornography.
Many of these cases begin with an investigation, not an arrest. If a detective has asked you to come in and talk, that is the moment to call us, before you say a word. Your Miranda rights protect you only if you use them.
Before you talk to anyone
What you need to know
Registration is for life
Under Florida Statute 943.0435, a sex offense conviction generally triggers lifetime registration. The registry dictates where you can live, work, travel, and use the internet, and failing to keep it current is a separate felony. Removal is possible only in narrow circumstances and only by petition after the fact.
A "voluntary interview" is not voluntary
Detectives often describe a conversation as a chance to clear things up. Anything you say, including a denial, can be charged later, and inconsistencies become the state's best evidence. You have the right to decline the interview and the right to counsel. Using those rights is not evidence of guilt.
Stings do not require a real minor
Under Florida Statute 847.0135, soliciting or traveling to meet a minor can be charged based on what the defendant believed, even when the other party was an undercover officer. These are second-degree felonies with up to fifteen years in prison. Entrapment is a real defense, but it is fact-specific and requires an attorney involved before the first interview.
Sex offense charges and matters we handle
- Sexual battery (rape)
- Lewd or lascivious battery, molestation, and conduct
- Unlawful sexual activity with a minor (statutory rape)
- Traveling to meet a minor and online solicitation
- Possession or distribution of child pornography
- Sexting and electronic transmission offenses
- Solicitation and prostitution
- Indecent exposure and exposure of sexual organs
- Video voyeurism
- Failure to register as a sex offender
- Sex offender registry removal petitions
- Pre-arrest investigations and detective interviews
How Florida sex offenses are classified
| Charge | What it requires | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Sexual battery (adult victim, no aggravating factors) | Non-consensual sexual penetration or union | 2nd-degree felony |
| Lewd or lascivious battery | Sexual activity with a person 12 to 15 years old | 2nd-degree felony |
| Traveling to meet a minor | Traveling after soliciting a minor, or someone believed to be a minor, online | 2nd-degree felony |
| Possession of child pornography | Knowing possession of prohibited images | 3rd-degree felony per image |
| Failure to register | Not updating required registry information on time | 3rd-degree felony |
Classifications follow Florida Statutes 794.011, 800.04, 847.0135, 827.071, and 943.0435. Aggravating factors such as the age of the victim, use of a weapon, or prior offenses raise many of these charges to first-degree or life felonies.
How We Defend Sex Crime Cases
We understand the impact a sex crime accusation has on your life, your family, and your reputation, and we work tenaciously to defend you at every stage of the process. Our attorneys have the investigative resources, legal knowledge, and trial skills to handle the most challenging cases, including internet and computer sex crimes where evidence must be preserved quickly before it disappears.
In cases involving alleged sexual assault, we draw on private investigators, forensic evidence specialists, and psychologists. We examine the timeline, the electronic records, the forensic interview of the accuser, and the motives behind the accusation. In online sting cases, the fact that the other party was an undercover officer is not a defense, but entrapment and other fact-specific defenses may be. Where an accusation involves a spouse or partner, it is often charged alongside a domestic violence count, and where force is alleged it overlaps with our violent crimes defense. Florida's sex offender registration rules are the reason every one of these cases is defended as if it will go to trial.
Every consultation is free and confidential. Call 386.222.6677 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and speak with a Daytona Beach sex crimes defense attorney before you speak with anyone else.
Common questions
Sex Crimes Attorney FAQs
What we defend
Daytona Criminal Defense Practice Areas
Six areas of criminal law, one Daytona Beach defense team. Every case starts with a free, confidential consultation.
DUI Attorney
First offense or fifth, we know the breath tests, the roadside stops, and how to beat them.
Learn more
Drug Crimes Attorney
Possession to trafficking. We challenge the stop, the search, and the state's evidence.
Learn more
Traffic Offenses Attorney
Reckless driving, suspended licenses, and criminal traffic charges. Don't just pay the ticket.
Learn more
Domestic Violence Attorney
Injunctions, no-contact orders, and battery charges that can cost you your home and your rights.
Learn more
Violent Crimes Attorney
Assault, battery, robbery, and weapons charges. Stand Your Ground and self-defense, done right.
Learn more
Sex Crimes Attorney
Lifetime stakes demand a trial-ready defense from the first call. Confidential consultations, 24/7.
Learn moreArrested in Daytona Beach? Call before you talk to anyone.
A first appearance can happen within 24 hours of an arrest. Getting a lawyer involved before then can mean going home instead of waiting in the Volusia County Branch Jail.