Practice Areas

Sex Crime Defense

Oakland and Livingston County, Michigan, Sexual Abuse Defense Attorneys

Experienced Michigan sex crime trial defense representation

The accusation of sexual abuse alone can have a devastating effect on your life. Being labeled a sex offender—even if you are not ultimately convicted—can result in public embarrassment, job loss, and lifelong stigma. Make no mistake: these types of cases are unlike other criminal charges and require the services of skilled criminal defense trial counsel with substantial experience protecting the rights of the accused and compelling the state to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt. We represent defendants of all felony and misdemeanor criminal charges, including criminal sexual conduct such as:

• RapeSexual Assault
• Statutory Rape
• Child Molestation
• Child Pornography
• Internet Predator
• Indecent Exposure
• Sexual Abuse and Incest
• Sex Offender Registration Violations

At the southeast Michigan law firm of Reeds & Reeds, we have developed a substantial practice in the negotiation and litigation of cases involving all manner of sex crimes, especially those involving criminal sexual conduct with children. We have tried over 1,000 criminal cases over the last 40 years. Contact a Michigan sexual abuse defense lawyer at Reeds & Reeds as soon as you know you are under suspicion.

Criminal Defense: A Few Simple Rules
If you think you are under suspicion or investigation, are going to be interviewed or are being questioned, have been arrested or charged in any criminal matter: contact an attorney immediately.

1. Do NOT talk to the police without an attorney. They will tell you it’s a simple matter, they just have a few questions, you’ll help yourself if you don’t “lawyer up,” you’ll look guilty if you call an attorney. DO NOT LISTEN. Do not answer ANY questions about the events, even to give a simple explanation.
2. Do NOT talk to anyone about the events in question. Your friends, your boyfriend or girlfriend, your husband or wife, your diary, your accomplices: do NOT admit anything to anyone.
3. Do NOT e-mail us or anyone information about your case. Until you actually hire your lawyer, attorney-client privilege may not apply! We do not give legal advice over the phone or by e-mail, and we do not provide an easy “intake form” for you to describe the details of your case, because anything you tell us in the process of hiring us might be used against you in court. It’s important to get the right lawyer—but do it in person.
4. We do NOT want to talk about whether or not you are guilty. The purpose of our justice system is to force the government to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that you committed the crime in question. Our job is to find out what evidence they have to do that, not to find out for ourselves whether you are guilty, or to judge you.

CONTACT US: 1-877-624-4044 TOLL FREE
Having been charged with a Michigan sex crime does NOT make you guilty: you have the legal right to contact a Michigan sex crimes lawyer at Reeds & Reeds for a free consultation and review of your rights when faced with these humiliating charges.

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A trial lawyer or defense attorney from the law firm of Reeds & Reeds can provide comprehensive legal advice and trial representation to clients throughout southeast Michigan, including Walled Lake, Howell, White Lake, Highland, Hartland, Novi, Commerce, Wixom, Farmington, Farmington Hills, West Bloomfield, Brighton, Pinckney, Milford, South Lyon, and Livonia, and all of Livingston and Oakland counties.