Orange County Criminal Lawyer Blog

Los Angeles - Los Angeles man Samuel Francisco was arrested for kidnapping and sexual assault. He is alleged to have sexually assaulted and kidnap the Los Angeles 13 year old girl that he met on MySpace. Francisco is to have allegedly lured the girl to come over to his apartment in Long Beach. The girl's parents reported her missing on Thursday. The mother was expecting her daughter to be coming out of school, but the girl never showed up.

Police found the victim at Francisco's apartment. She was distraught when they found her. Authorities think that Francisco might have done this before, because of the ease at which he accomplished the crime. He is being held on $50,000 bail. He is to be arraigned in Long Beach.

Orange county sex crime attorney and Los Angeles criminal attorney, Michael Guisti, recently commented on this case. He states that Francisco could be facing two charges. He is most likely to face the charges for the sexual assault and the kidnapping. The laws defining California sexual assault also called sexual battery can be found in the California Penal Code 243.4 (e) (1) defines misdemeanor Sexual Battery as the non-consensual touching of the intimate part of another for (1) sexual arousal, (2) sexual gratification, or (3) sexual abuse. In California, Sexual battery can either be charged as a misdemeanor or a felony.

Orange County criminal attorney Michael Guisti also goes on to talk about the kidnapping. He explains that kidnapping can be found in the California Penal code 207. It states every person who forcibly, or by any other means of instilling fear, steals or takes, or holds, detains, or arrests any person in this state, and carries the person into another country, state, or county, or into another part of the same county, is guilty of kidnapping. Francisco will face a long prison sentence and fines if he is found guilty of these charges. If you or someone you care has been arrested for sex crimes, such as sexual assault, assault and battery, prostitution, pandering, pimping, child molestation or any type of violent crimes, you need to seek the legal help of an experienced Southern California criminal attorney immediately.

Anaheim, Orange County - Ms. Christina Esquival alleges that a man groped her breast while at California's Disney Adventure Park. The alleged incident occurred on the Tower of Terror ride with her daughter when the lights went out, as they always do just before the ride makes an adrenaline-pumping, 13-story drop. After the ride, Ms. Esquival took her own photograph of the suspect on the souvenir photo screen and is asking for help in identifying him.

Under California Law, sex crimes are extremely serious and can require registry as a sexual offender. The Tower of Terror suspect could be charged with Sexual Battery, under California Penal Code Section 243.4. Two types of Sexual Battery exist: misdemeanor and felony. California Penal Code Section 243.4 (e) (1) defines misdemeanor Sexual Battery as the non-consensual touching of the intimate part of another for (1) sexual arousal, (2) sexual gratification, or (3) sexual abuse. Misdemeanor Sexual Battery can be punished by six months in jail, up to a $2000 fine, and requires registration as a sexual offender. Here, the suspect should be charged with misdemeanor Sexual Battery if the prosecution can show that the groper touched Ms. Esquival's breast for sexual arousal or gratification.

If you or someone you know has been charged with a sex crime you need to consult an experienced Orange County criminal defense attorney or Southern California sex crime defense lawyer immediately to protect your legal rights. At Law Offices of Michael L. Guisti, our Los Angeles criminal attorney and Orange County sex crime defense lawyers have deep knowledge in law and extensive experience handling sex crime defense for both misdemeanor and felony sex crime charges, such as sexual assault, sexual battery, prostitution, rape, pandering, pimping, child molestation, child pornography and other crimes in Orange County, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego. At Law Offices of Michael L. Guisti, our goal is to aggressively fight to win you case. To discuss your case with our skilled Orange County criminal defense attorney, please contact our attorney at 714-530-9690 or visit us at www.topcalifornialawyer.com

Anaheim, Orange County - Ms. Christina Esquival alleges that a man groped her breast while at California's Disney Adventure Park. The alleged incident occurred on the Tower of Terror ride with her daughter when the lights went out, as they always do just before the ride makes an adrenaline-pumping, 13-story drop. After the ride, Ms. Esquival took her own photograph of the suspect on the souvenir photo screen and is asking for help in identifying him.

Under California Law, sex crimes are extremely serious and can require registry as a sexual offender. The Tower of Terror suspect could be charged with Sexual Battery, under California Penal Code Section 243.4. Two types of Sexual Battery exist: misdemeanor and felony. California Penal Code Section 243.4 (e) (1) defines misdemeanor Sexual Battery as the non-consensual touching of the intimate part of another for (1) sexual arousal, (2) sexual gratification, or (3) sexual abuse. Misdemeanor Sexual Battery can be punished by six months in jail, up to a $2000 fine, and requires registration as a sexual offender. Here, the suspect should be charged with misdemeanor Sexual Battery if the prosecution can show that the groper touched Ms. Esquival's breast for sexual arousal or gratification.

If you or someone you know has been charged with a sex crime you need to consult an experienced Orange County criminal defense attorney or Southern California sex crime defense lawyer immediately to protect your legal rights. At Law Offices of Michael L. Guisti, our Los Angeles criminal attorney and Orange County sex crime defense lawyers have deep knowledge in law and extensive experience handling sex crime defense for both misdemeanor and felony sex crime charges, such as sexual assault, sexual battery, prostitution, rape, pandering, pimping, child molestation, child pornography and other crimes in Orange County, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego. At Law Offices of Michael L. Guisti, our goal is to aggressively fight to win you case. To discuss your case with our skilled Orange County criminal defense attorney, please contact our attorney at 714-530-9690 or visit us at www.topcalifornialawyer.com

Anaheim, Orange County - An Orange County woman, Christina Esquival, alleges that a man groped her breast while at California's Disney Adventure Park. The alleged incident occurred on the Tower of Terror ride with her daughter when the lights went out, as they always do just before the ride makes an adrenaline-pumping, 13-story drop. After the ride, Ms. Esquival took her own photograph of the suspect on the souvenir photo screen and is asking for help in identifying him.

Under California Law, sex crimes are extremely serious and can require registry as a sexual offender. The Tower of Terror suspect could be charged with Sexual Battery, under California Penal Code Section 243.4. Two types of Sexual Battery exist: misdemeanor and felony. California Penal Code Section 243.4 (e) (1) defines misdemeanor Sexual Battery as the non-consensual touching of the intimate part of another for (1) sexual arousal, (2) sexual gratification, or (3) sexual abuse. Misdemeanor Sexual Battery can be punished by six months in jail, up to a $2000 fine, and requires registration as a sexual offender. Here, the suspect should be charged with misdemeanor Sexual Battery if the prosecution can show that the groper touched Ms. Esquival's breast for sexual arousal or gratification.

If you or someone you know has been charged with a sex crime you need to consult an experienced Orange County criminal defense attorney or Southern California sex crime defense lawyer immediately to protect your legal rights. At Law Offices of Michael L. Guisti, our Los Angeles criminal attorney and Orange County sex crime defense lawyers have deep knowledge in law and extensive experience handling sex crime defense for both misdemeanor and felony sex crime charges, such as sexual assault, sexual battery, prostitution, rape, pandering, pimping, child molestation, child pornography and other crimes in Orange County, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego. At Law Offices of Michael L. Guisti, our goal is to aggressively fight to win you case. To discuss your case with our skilled Orange County criminal defense attorney, please contact our attorney at 714-530-9690 or visit us at www.topcalifornialawyer.com

CYPRESS, Orange County - Cypress Police Department has been contacted by a 17-year-old Orange County boy who reported a sexual assault case happened in Monday early morning. According to the report, the boy was driving in Cypress, and he pulled over on the side street to make a phone call, and he was approached by a man who claimed that he was an off-duty police officer. He sexually assaulted the boy several times during the search. He fled the scene after the assault.

The Orange County sex crime defense attorney and Los Angeles crimina defense attorney Michael L. Guisti has reviewed this case and comments that the alleged man could be charged with sex crime charges of child molestation with the under aged, false impersonation of a police officer, kidnapping, and sexual assault and battery.

Under California law, sex crimes are very serious criminal offenses. If one is convicted of sex crime, the conviction can carry long term prison sentence or a lengthy probationary sentence. Additionally, defendant who is convicted of sex crimes in California is required to register as a sexual offender. The registration has all the information available on the internet for the public

Whether you have been charged in Orange County, Los Angeles, Riverside, or anywhere in Southern California, and either a felony charge or misdemeanor sex crime charges, such as solicitation of prostitution, pandering, pimping, rape, Sexual assault and battery, child pornography, child molestation, Lewd act with a child (molestation); Indecent exposure, and other sex crimes, it is imperative that you seek the legal representation of an experienced Orange County criminal defense lawyer.

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According to Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles man Rodney Alcala is facing murder charges for the murders of four Los Angeles women who were sexually assaulted, beaten and strangled 2 years before the death of another woman Samsoe.of Huntington Beach,

12 year old Huntington Beach girl Robin Samsoe disappeared from the beach after she and her friend were asked by a man if he could take their picture. The friend accompanying Samsoe to the beach that day, later identified Rodney James Alcala as the man who took their picture. Alcala was twice convicted for the murder of Samsoe, but those convictions were reversed on appeal due to evidence improperly allowed into evidence. During Alcala's second appeal from his second conviction in 2001, DNA evidence was discovered by LA County Investigators. Alcala pleaded not guilty to the charges.

As stated in California Penal Code Section 187: murder is an act that results in the death of another human being, while California Penal Code Section 189: states 1st Degree Homicide is murder due to some form of deliberation and premeditation. While no DNA evidence was found in the Samsoe case, it appears the DNA evidence found from the victims prior to the death of Samsoe will be enough to hold Alcala accountable for murder. Because Alcala is facing multiple murder charges, the possibility of spending the rest of his life behind bars is certainly a possibility.

Under California criminal law, Homicide cases tend to be extremely complex. If you or someone you know has been arrested or under investigated for murder, homicide or manslaughter, it is imperative that you need to seek a strong legal representation from an experienced Southern California criminal defense attorney to protect your rights.

At Law offices of Michael L Guisti, our Los Angelels Criminal defense attonrey Michael L. Guisti has accumulated a wealth of knowledge about how to craft effective murder / homicide defenses over the past decade. Mr. Guisti has successful represented many criminal defendants charged with murder, felony sex crimes, assault and battery, felony violent crimes, as well as those facing capital crimes to avoid the death penalty.

To further discuss your felony criminal charges, murder crimes, please contact our Southern California criminal attorneys at Law Offices of Michael L. Guisti at 714-530-9690 or visit us at www.topcalifornialawyer.com.

IRVINE, Orange County - Pasadena policeman raided a few apartments in Pasadena and Irvine on Dec. 16. Several prostitutes have been arrested. Police also found $10,000 in cash, jewelry and three cars. The four women have been charged with misdemeanor prostitution.

Temple City man and woman, Thanh Ly and Li Chen, have been arrested on operating millions of dollar prostitution business from upscale apartments in Irvine and Pasadena. Both of them have been charged with felony pimping and pandering.

California Penal Code Section 647(b) Prostitution and Solicitation, it includes solicitation, or exchanging sexual services for money. The penalties for prostitution and solicitation are severe, depending on the circumstances of the charge. It can carry harsh punishment, including jail time, probation and fines. If the accused has a prior conviction, the prosecution typically seeks increased jail time. According to California Penal code Section 647(b), Prostitution and Solicitation, prostitution" includes any lewd act between persons for money or other consideration.

If any of the four women is found to have two to three prior prostitution offenses, and were found guilty, they could possibly face up at least 90 days in the County Jail.

If you or someone you know has been charged with prostitution, pimping or pandering, sex crimes, you need to consult the experienced Orange County criminal defense attorney from Law Offices of Michael L. Guisti, one of the sharpest criminal attorneys in Orange County with many years of experience in misdemeanor and felony proceedings. Our criminal attorneys handle cases throught Southern California, in Orange County, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego. To further discuss your criminal case with our skilled criminal defense attorney, please contact us at 714-530-9690 or visit us at www.topcalifornialawyer.com

Santa Ana, Orange County - A Rancho Santa Margarita church pastor was convicted of felony sex crime today for having sex with an underage girl.

Shane Horning, of San Jose, was charged with 4 felony oral copulation with a minor. During 2005 and 2006, the young girl at the age 16 met Horning when he was a youth pastor at Margarita Methodist Church .

In 2009, Horning sent a sexual oriented text message to the girl's 15-year-old relative. He was convicted of one felony count of attempted oral copulation of a minor under 16. Horning is facing one year in jail and 5 years of probation.

A former Marine was indicted by an Orange County grand jury Monday. He confessed to killing 5 women in Southern California. Andrew Urdiales was arrested in 1997 for slayings 3 women. He confessed in detail for murdering 8 women in a nine-year spree.

For Southern California and Orange County murder cases, Urdiales was charged with 5 murders in Orange, San Diego and Riverside counties during 1986 and 1995. 24 years ago, Urdiales killed Robbin Brandley at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo. In most of his cases, he sexually assaulted his victims before killing them.

Orange County, California - An Orange county masseur was charged with sexual assault for assaulting a woman during the service. He was giving a woman massage Sept. 21 and touched her inappropriately. The woman reported to the Orange County Sheriff's Department. Investigators found out that there are a few other similar sex crimes and sexual battery cases happened while he was working at a San Juan Capistrano chiropractor's office at the time.

Under California criminal law, California Penal Code section PC 243.4 (a), Sexual battery defines as contact an intimate part of another person while that person did not legally consent to the contact or touch. In California, Sexual assault includes any type of unwanted contact with any sexual organ. In California, most of the sex crime charges, such as sexual abuse and/or sexual assault crimes are charged as felonies. The above Orange County sexual assault case is a good example of the crime and the charge on this sex crime can be very severe.

In California, sex crime is a serious charge. The penalties for sex crimes are usually very harsh. And the consequences can affect your career, life and future. If convicted, a person could face long term prison time, fines, probation. If you have been charged or accused of any type of sex crime, whether sexual assault, sexual battery, sexual abuse, child molest, prostitution or lewd conduct, it is crucial to have an experienced Southern California criminal defense attorney by your side to protect your rights.

Our California sex crime lawyers at Law Offices of Michael L. Guisti have the deep knowledge in law and will fight aggressively for a winning defense that can bring the most possible outcome in your case. Our skilled Southern California criminal Defense lawyers have successfully represented clients in Orange County, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego and San Bernardino. If you have been charged with Sexual assault or sexual battery, a sex crime or any type of criminal charges, whether a felony or misdemeanor, please call our skilled Southern California Sex crime attorneys immediately at 714-530-9690 for a free consultation.

Orange County, California - Two San Diego men were convicted in federal court of illegal immigrants for prostitution. The two illegal immigrants from Mexico, Eduardo Tecuapacho and Carlos Tzompantzi-Serrano, rented an apartment in San Diego for the prostitutes and drove the women to work in outdoor brothels. They were charged with operating a prostitution ring in San Diego County. They will be sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Under California Law, Prostitution is a very serious crime. It is one of the sex crimes. Under California Penal Code Section 647(b) Prostitution and Solicitation, it includes solicitation, or exchanging sexual services for money. The penalities for prostitution and solictation are severe, depending on the circumstances of the charge. It can carry harsh punishment, including jail time, probation and fines. If the accused has a prior conviction, the prosecution typically seeks increased jail time.

Under California Penal Code Section 266, Pimping/Pandering, it includes pimping, getting money from sexual relationships from prostitution activities. It carrys severe punishment, including prison time and substancial fines.

If you have been arrested for prostitution or any type of sex crimes, it is critical that you seek the legal help of an experienced Orange County criminal defense attorney who has the knowledge and skills in defending sex crime or prositution charges.

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LOS ANGELES, California - Orange County Register reports that a Mission Viejo man, Arthur Shoot, 71, was sentenced to 17.5 years in prison in federal court Monday for sex crimes on a minor and attempting to engage in illicit sexual conduct with her.

In Sept, 2008, he was found by the customs offices at Los Angeles International Airport of a few naked pictures of a 7-year-old girl from his cell phone. It turned out that he was convicted of 3 child molestations before. In 1963, he was convicted of sexual assault on a girl and molesting two of his daughters. He was sentenced to one year and 18 months for the sexual assault crime. A third daughter also reported the sexual assault, but he was not charged with any crime.

According to California Penal Code section 288 (a), child molestation is a serious crime. It carries very harsh punishment. Each sex crime is a separate felony charge and it can be punishable for 8 years in prison for each felony count involves a minor under the age of 14 years of age.

If you or someone you know have been accused of California penal code section 288 for child molestation or California penal code section 647.6, contact an experienced Southern California Criminal Defense Lawyer at Law offices of Michael L. Guisti immediately.

Under California Penal Code section 290, a sex offender is required to life time registration for the sex crimes including: child molestation, rape, sexual assault, sexual battery, indecent exposure. If a person has a prior felony sex offense, it is considered a "strike', and if the person has two or more prior strikes, then the punishment can be enhanced to 25 years to life.

If the defendant has prior convictions for penal code section 264.1, 288(b), 289(a) or 288(a), he could be sentenced to 25 years to life under Penal Code Section 667.61 (a).

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RIVERSIDE - A Riverside man, Joshua Threlkeld, has been charged with several new charges Monday for kidnapping, raping and sexual assaulting young girls through internet. He has been charged with 136 counts of felony charges involving 80 victims. He is also charged with kidnap for rape and aggravated sexual assault to a minor.

He used social networking Web site MySpace to target young girls from 11 to 17 years old. The crimes involved 80 underage victims from 6 California counties, Orange County, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, San Diego. He was also charged with kidnapping to rape, sexual assault in May 2009.

Under California Law, Sexual assault defines as any unwanted sexual contact being forced upon another person. Rape or Sexual assault is one of the most aggressively prosecuted violent crimes in California. If you have been accused or charged with rape or sexual assault in Southern California, you need to consult a qualified Southern California criminal defense attorney immediately to defend your California sex crime charges

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ORANGE, Orange County - A woman was sexually assaulted by a man who picked her up at a gas station for a ride to the school. The gas station surveillance video captured his image when the crime allegedly happened on Monday. The man didn't drive to the school, but to a restaurant parking lot and he sexually assaulted her.

Under California Penal Code 243.4, Felony sexual assault and battery in California, defines as the non-consensual touching of the intimate part of the body. Under California Penal Code section 243.4, Sexual Assault and Battery can be filed as a felony or a misdemeanor depending on the seriousness of the case and the prior criminal record of the defendant.

If you or someone you know has been accused of a crime such as sexual assault, it is critical to seek legal help from an skilled Orange County Criminal Defense Attorney as soon as possible. If you have been charged with sexual assault, the charges and the penalties are severe. And if convicted, the consequences are going to impact on a person's life. It can carry heavy punishment, such as jail time and registration as a sex offender.

If you or a loved one have been arrested or charged with sexual assault and battery in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, or Riverside County, you should consult with an experienced Southern California sexual assault and battery attorney as soon as possible.

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Orange County - An Anaheim man, Roy Oliver, was arrested for soliciting the prostitute, among 30 people who were arrested by an undercover sting operation Thursday

The industrial area is known for high prostitution and drug crimes, a lot of businesses in the area have been complaining about the crimes. The sting operation has arrested 30 people for prostitution charges and drug crimes, it involves in many Southern California counties, such as: Orange County, Los Angeles, San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino.

Nowadays there are many Prostitution crimes charged due to the sting operation involvement by police or law enforcement.

California Prostitution is a highly prosecuted crime. Prostitution is a serous crimes and it is one of the sex crimes. It refers to one offers or engages in sexual acts for the exchange of money. Prostitution can be charged with felony or misdemeanor charges, depending on the circumstances or the severity of the case. If convicted, the sex crimes can have big effect on a person's life and future.

Under California Code Section, PC 653.20(a), prostitution defines Exchange of money in return for sexual acts. Under California Code Section, PC 647 (b), Solicitation defines as directing someone to ask for money in exchange for sexual acts. Under California Penal Code Section PC 266(i), Pandering defines as soliciting customers for prostitution or recruiting or hiring individuals to serve as prostitutes.

People charged with prostitution can have a very embarrassing and devastating experience. It is imperative to have an experienced Orange County Criminal defense attorney on your side to represent you and defend your right and freedom.

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