Date Rape

Riverside Date Rape Defense Attorneys

If the police abruptly show up at your door questioning you about date rape allegations, it is in your best interests to contact an experienced criminal law attorney as soon as possible. Most rape and sexual assault cases involve conflicting accounts or “he said, she said.” Although there are always two sides to every date rape accusation, the police, the prosecution and the jury are unlikely to believe your version of the incident in you are the “man – the aggressor.”

Allegations of date rape are on the rise. Sometimes the allegations are true – sometimes they are false. Regardless of whether the allegations are true or false, date rape charges –or any sexual assault charges are serious and can be detrimental to a person’s reputation and standing in the community and can even cause family, friends and co-workers to doubt you. Your very freedom is likely on the line here – so you want to talk only with a highly experienced, highly respected criminal defense lawyer who can aggressively investigate the case and argue your side of the story while attempting to get the charges dismissed or reduced — always seeking the best possible outcome. When faced with serious criminal charges with life-altering consequences, it is extremely important to have a skilled and determined attorney on your side.

There are a number of opportunities to defend most date rape cases. For example, oftentimes the evidence supporting date rape is unsubstantiated, there are usually no credible witnesses either. Additionally, most women –especially those who were willing partners at the time, but might have regretted the encounter the following day or week and THEN decided to claim “date rape,” did not seek any medical treatment at the time so there is no rape kit evidence. Often times the alleged victim and accused perpetrator were mutually intoxicated by alcohol or drugs. In these very common situations where there was some partying going on, the alleged victim may have no memory of anything actually happening and the accusation of “date rape” is not much more that “a feeling” that they were violated or taken advantage of.

Consequences of a Date Rape Conviction

A night of fun and partying can inadvertently land you in a big heap of trouble if accusations of date rape are brought against you in the days that follow. Date rape is a serious and significant felony charge and can result in state prison time should you be convicted. A conviction for date rape will also result in having to register as a sex offender. That’s right! That means your name and your photo (mug shot) will be plastered all over the internet for friends, family, neighbors, co-workers, new love interests – – – anyone to see! So to add insult to injury, if you are actually convicted and after you have completed your prison sentence your life will continue to be harmed and negatively-affected until you die. This is serious stuff.

Dedicated Riverside Area Defense Attorney

Date rape allegations require extensive investigation that the best criminal defense attorneys will undertake to make certain that every potentially-harmful and potentially-beneficial fact is brought to light. Riverside Criminal Defense Attorney Jeffrey Williams has 100’s of successful cases and trial wins because Mr. Williams takes all of his cases very seriously. Far too often innocent people are charged with date rape who simply were not guilty of doing anything wrong. Contact Jeffrey Williams to talk personally by phone and to schedule a follow-up time to meet him personally.