Los Angeles Child Pornography Defense Attorney
Child Pornography Defense Lawyer in Los Angeles
Internet pornography depicting children is illegal. It is a crime to produce, possess, sell or distribute any type of child pornography by or using the internet and these offenses will be prosecuted harshly by state and/or federal prosecutors.
A Los Angeles internet pornography defense lawyer at our firm may be able to help you if you have been accused of child pornography possession, sale, production, distribution or manufacture. These cases may involve fourth amendment right violations, in the case of an unreasonable search and seizure, and may also involve instances where the defendant did not intentionally or knowingly download pornography onto his/her computer.
As with defending other internet and computer-related crimes, our Los Angeles defense attorneys’ experience and knowledge in this area will serve to help our clients’ cases. We have the ability to call expert witnesses who can determine whether the images or video were actually downloaded by the defendant or were put there by someone else or by a virus. We can also use our communication skills to describe and prove to the jury that our client did not intentionally download any of these images or thought that the individual depicted in them was over the age of 18.
A child pornography conviction in California may result in a misdemeanor or felony charge. This will depend primarily upon the amount of pornographic material found, as well as the charge itself (if the defendant possessed the materials for personal use or for distribution/sale). Any prior internet pornography convictions will also mean a harsher sentence for a subsequent offense.
If found guilty of producing, possessing, distributing or selling pornography involving minors (individuals under the age of 18 at the time), a defendant may face a county jail or state prison sentence of up to one year, or more, and a fine of $1,000 to $10,000. Sentencing, however, may increase exponentially depending upon the amount of materials found. An individual may be sentenced and face charges per image, video, picture, etc. and therefore may face extremely large fines and a long-term prison sentence.
Contact a Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney!
Contact a Los Angeles criminal defense attorney at our firm as soon as possible if you are involved in any charges of child pornography! Only by working with an attorney do you have the chance to avoid serious penalties, including sex offender registration for life.
Our lawyers handle child pornography cases throughout all of Los Angeles, including Redondo Beach, Lomita, Palos Verdes, Santa Monica, Long Beach, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, El Segundo and Torrance.
If you have been arrested or are under investigation for internet pornography,
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