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…
Possible Sentences Under the “One Strike” Law Under Penal Code section 667.61, also known as the “One Strike” law, a person will suffer a sentence of life behind bars if convicted of the following sexual offenses, when those offenses are committed under the circumstances listed below: 1) One Strike Law Applies to the Following Sexual…
In my experience, young people who are sexually active are savvy about important issues. They are aware that it is important to take precautions against pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases and to obtain valid consent between partners. But if either member of the couple is under 18, then a night together can turn into a life-shattering…
Often, folks don’t fully realize they’ve committed sexual battery. They believe they haven’t had contact with another in a way not allowed by law. The Law Office of Nic Cocis understands this, and we want to make sure our clients get authoritative representation according to the way California looks at Sexual Battery. California Penal Code…
Actor Shia LaBeouf, best known for his role in the Transformers films as well as having played the love child of Indiana Jones, has been a Hollywood bad boy of late, getting into fights and getting arrested. According to an interview in Dazed and Confused Magazine, LaBeouf claimed that he was raped by a woman…
A Hemet, California man was convicted last month on two felony counts of forcible rape after his trial in Orange County District Court. Kevin Lawrence Saint John, 45, had his case go to an Orange County jury on August 20. The jurors came back with a unanimous verdict of guilty on both counts. According to…
A man from Lake Elsinore, California is in police custody after a woman reported a sexual assault, which allegedly occurred last Friday night (June 6). A Riverside County Sheriff’s official said that the suspect was arrested near Main Street and Limited Avenue a day after the alleged attack. The suspect was subsequently booked after his…
Recently a 47-year-old man from Richmond, California, pleaded guilty to the charge of statutory rape for his participation in a vicious, two hour long gang rape of a 16 year old girl that occurred in 2009 outside a school dance. He was sentenced to three years in prison, must pay $15,309 in victim restitution, has…
The case of Robert H. Richards IV, who was convicted of molesting and raping his then three year old daughter but was sentenced to probation, has caused considerable controversy. While many are outraged that a self-confessed child sexual predator is not being sent to jail, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden defended the sentence, suggesting that…
It may seem counterintuitive to suppose that teenage boys, filled with raging hormones as they are, could ever be coerced into having sex. But the Daily Beast, quoting an academic study, reports that 43 percent of high school boys and young college men report having been coerced into having sex, 95 percent with females. Except…
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.
