CRIMES AND LEWD ACTS INVOVLING CHILDREN

In Florida, a person accused of sexual battery on a minor under 12, will face punishment for a Capital Felony and be sentenced to mandatory life in prison.  

All sex crimes involving children carry stiff penalties.  

Peter Aiken has been defending serious sex crimes involving minors for over thirty years.  

He understands the dire consequences and defends each case because an actual life depends on it.  

If a relative or love one has been accused of:   

Sexual Battery of a child under 12    

Lewd and lascivious battery of a child under 12  

Lewd and lascivious touching of a minor

Lewd and lascivious exhibition  in the presence of a child

Having the minor touch you in an indecent way

For any sex crime against a child,  Contact Peter Aiken for a free consultation in Sarasota or Ft. Myers.  Most sex crime accusations are against family members such as grandfathers, step dads, uncles, brothers and step brothers, and even fathers.  Many cases involve false accusations by step daughters seeking attention, or wanting to interfere with Mom's new relationship.

False accusations are often made by students angry at the teacher, or some other person in authority like a step parent, legal guardian, or even members of the clergy.

Many accusations are simply not true and are motivated by anger, jealousy or made in the context of child custody litigation.  Some false accusations are driven by the desire to get money from a civil law suit against against a day care facility or the School Board.

Peter Aiken has defended many cases involving divorce litigation, where the false charge is made to gain an advantage, get access to the home and children, or simply get the man out of the way.  Often a call is made by one parent seeking custody, to the DCF (Department of Children and Families)

A false sex accusation is the quickest way to regain custody in a contested situation.

A conviction can carry mandatory life in prison, as well as lifetime registration as a sex offender, or in some instances designation as a Sex Predator

Not all criminal lawyers have experience in fighting false sex crime accusations.  Many will claim to be experienced in this field, but few truly are.   

There is no substitute  for actual experience  in cross examining children.  It has to be handled delicately while at the same time efficiently.  The motive to lie has to be established.  The inconsistencies in the testimony have to be exposed.  Was the child coached in what to say by a relative?  Does a relative, like a grandparent, have a motive to gain custody?

We are not here to judge you, we are here to defend you!  At a point in time when all are abandoning you, we are prepared to step up and fight relentlessly to establish your innocence.