Santa Ana, Orange County - Our Santa Ana criminal lawyers noticed a news today regarding Tustin sex crime case. A Tustin local gymnastics coach was convicted for unlawful sexual relationship with a teenage girl today. He has pled guilty to felony unlawful sexual intercourse, felony oral copulation of a minor, felony sodomy of a person under 18, felony digital penetration of a minor and felony sexual penetration by foreign object.
Fullerton resident, the Gymnastics teacher, Jason Wayne Scofield, worked at Wildfire Gymnastics located in Tustin. According to the Orange County District Attorney's office, the girl was one of his students. He and the 16 year old girl had sex multiple times in Scofield's car and at his residents in Fullerton. The relationship lasted from February 17 to June 30th of last year.
Scofield joined the army and was relocated to Arizona. While he was in Arizona a friend emailed the parents of the girl and informed them of the relationship Scofield and the girl had. He was transported back to Orange County to face the charges. His expected to be sentenced to one year in jail and three years of formal probation.
According to Orange County sex crime defense attorney, Michael Guisti, Scofield is in violation of California Penal Code 261. 5 which states that unlawful sexual intercourse is an act of sexual intercourse accomplished with a person who is not the spouse of the perpetrator, if the person is a minor. A person like him who is convicted of sex crimes should be also required to register as a sex offender.
In California sex crimes are considered very serious and can come with very harsh punishments. Sex crimes can be having unlawful sex with a minor, but there are other sex crimes. There is child molest, rape, other sex crime defense including: child pornography, prostitution, pimping, pandering, etc. Tustin criminal defense attorney Michael Guisti is very experienced in this area of law. He has been able to bring felony sex crimes to misdemeanors. If you or some one you know has been charged with sex crimes, you need to hire an experienced Orange County sex crimes defense lawyer immediately. Call the Law Offices of Michael L. Guisti and make an appointment. Contact us at (714) 530-9690 or visit us at www.topcalifornialawyer.com.
