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.

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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

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

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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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.

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.

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 County - A man was charged with raping 18 years ago has been arrested.

He was arrested for kidnapping the 11 old girl and had imprisoned her for sex purpose for over 18 years. He's facing life in prison.

He had previous criminal record of kidnapping and raping a 25-year-old girl.

He was also charged with kidnapping for sexual purposes; forcible rape; and false imprisonment.

Orange County Register reports that a Los Angels man was charged with sexual molestation of three young female students when he was a principal at that high school. He was arrested at Los Angeles airport when he came back from the Philippines. He was charged with 17 counts of child molestation related crimes.

Jonas Silverio, the ex-principal, 40, resigned from his position as principal at Los Angeles Lynwood's High School earlier this May and took a trip to the Philippines after Los Angeles County Sheriff's investigators and detectives began investigating the child molestation case alleged against him.

Silverio was accused of sexually molesting two female students of Firebaugh High School's volleyball team and he was the coach of the team during that time.

The incidents of the sexual molestation of the two girls against Silverio happened in 2001 and 2005. However, investigators have found out that there was another case of the child molestation of a young girl in the Whittier.

The ex-principal of the Los Angeles Lynwood high school was taken into custody at Los Angeles airport on July 8 when he just came back from the Philippines. He was not aware that a warrant had been already issued for his arrest.

Jonas Silverio has been formally charged with 17 counts of committing a lewd act on children and his bail amount is $1 million.