Areas of Practice
Sex Crimes - Solicitation
Solicitation for prostitution is explicitly defined as the act of asking or directing someone to exchange money for sexual activity. If you have been charged with solicitation, whether or not it was part of a “prostitution sting, you need the experienced attorneys at the Law Offices of Jeffery Rubenstein to protect your rights. Prostitution stings can sometimes involve entrapment, where you are asked to do something you didn’t intend to do. Our offices are well-versed in the ways prosecutors prepare solicitation cases and how to effectively challenge evidence when the police conduct a prostitution sting. For the defense of your solicitation charge, our criminal defense attorneys will investigate the following:
- Was the initial contact with law enforcement legal?
- If you were arrested, were your rights explained properly?
- Is the quality and volume of the recorded conversation (if there was one) sufficient?
- Did the police convince you to say or do something you wouldn’t normally do?
Solicitation charges can be brought against either the prostitute, the customer, or both, and can apply to offers or requests for sex in exchange for money in person, over the phone or over the Internet. More and more cases involve individuals offering or requesting sex in chat rooms, or over social networking sites. If a minor is involved, the crime is much more serious and can result in higher criminal penalties. There have been many cases where someone other than the person who owned the computer conducted such conversations, and the owner was falsely accused and arrested for solicitation, or worse yet, solicitation of a minor. If you find yourself in a situation similar to this, or being charged with solicitation for prostitution or a related offense, The Law Offices of Jeffery Rubenstein can help:
- To ease your concern over the case
- To keep you apprised of your legal rights
- To increase the possibility that charges will not be filed or will be reduced
- To increase the chance of allegations being diverted into an informal resolution
- For assistance with surrender and to avoid arrest
- To secure reduced bail or jail time
- To increase the likelihood of alternative sentencing to avoid jail time
Please email us at jkrlaw@gmail.comor call the Law Offices of Jeffery Rubenstein at 310-477-2100 for your free consultation, and to ensure that you will have top-tier legal talent mounting your defense.