A photo taken at a party, a video shared in a group chat, an image sent between two teenagers who are dating — under California law, any of these can be charged as child pornography, even when every person involved is a minor and no adult ever saw the material. Parents are almost always stunned…
If you have been charged with a sex offense in Murrieta, Temecula, Menifee, Lake Elsinore, Wildomar, Winchester, Canyon Lake, French Valley, or anywhere in Southwest Riverside County, the decisions you make in the next 48 hours will shape the rest of your life. The Law Office of Nic Cocis defends people accused of sex crimes…
A child pornography charge — under California’s Penal Code § 311 series or under the parallel federal statutes at 18 U.S.C. §§ 2251-2252A — sits at the most consequential end of the criminal exposure spectrum. Federal mandatory minimums run from 5 to 30 years depending on the conduct; California’s penalty structure for production-tier offenses reaches…
If federal agents — Homeland Security Investigations, the FBI, an Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force — or local detectives have just served a search warrant at your home or workplace, the next few hours matter more than almost anything else that will happen in your case. Child protection is a paramount public interest, and…
If you or a loved one is facing criminal charges in Southwest Riverside County, time is critical. Contact the Law Office of Nic Cocis today for a free, no-obligation case evaluation.
