Sex Offenses

  Rape-by-deception or rape-by-fraud is a form of criminal sexual conduct where a person obtains consent and has sexual contact or intercourse by way of fraud, deception, misrepresentation or impersonation.  For example, a person may impersonate someone else and...

  It is common knowledge that child pornography is grossly illegal in nearly every jurisdiction.  If you found yourself in the unfortunate position of being charged with creating, distributing and possessing child pornography in Michigan, you are likely wondering...

  For many years, the penalties for being a “Peeping Tom” in Michigan were fairly light.  Under MCL 750.167, a “window peeper” was considered a disorderly person and was subject to misdemeanor penalties that carried up to 90 days in jail or a fine up to $500.00,...

  The laws and rules surrounding Michigan’s sex offender registration are some of the toughest laws in the country.  There are strict regular reporting requirements for registrants depending on their tier level, and they must also report immediately after a...

  The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a serious disease that causes progressive failure of the body’s immune system to permit other infections and cancers to thrive and cause death.  There is no known cure and those infected will have to engage in lifelong...

  On July 28, 2021, the Michigan Supreme Court issued its opinion in People v Arnold II, __ Mich __ ; __ NW2d __ (2021)(Docket No. 160046) and ruled that an individual convicted of indecent exposure as a sexually delinquent person under MCL 750.335a(2)(c) shall...

  The crimes of assault with intent to commit criminal sexual conduct are lesser offenses in Michigan available to the prosecutor to punish behavior that doesn’t neatly fit into other types of sexual assault statutes.  Consider a situation where someone is caught...

  A person is considered a minor under reaching 18 years old in the United States.  However, the age of consent to participate in sexual activity in Michigan is 16 years old.  The law presumes that an individual under age 16 is incapable of consenting to sexual...

  A “crime against nature” is a legal term with English roots that involves sexual acts not considered to be decent or acceptable by society (e.g. not traditional vaginal intercourse between a man and a woman).  Sexual practices that have been prosecuted as...