In California, a sex crime is an illegal act of a sexual nature. One of the most serious sex crimes is rape. Sex crimes may be either a misdemeanor or a felony. For more information visit at: http://www.sahamilaw.com

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3. In California, a sex crime is an illegal act of a sexual nature. One of the
most serious sex crimes is rape.
Rape involves sex through the use of force or fear, coercion and/or
violence. The most common sex crimes include rape either by force or
coercion, marital rape, statutory rape (rape of an underage person),
child molestation, prostitution, sexual assault, lewd conduct, indecent
exposure, pimping and pandering and some Internet crimes involving
pornography.
SEX CRIME IN CA
Sex crimes may be either a
misdemeanor or a felony.

4. SEX CRIMES LAW
Prosecutors and judges take sex crimes very seriously and one of the
consequences of a conviction is mandatory reporting, pursuant
to Megan’s Law. Since the passage of Megan’s Law, the District
Attorney’s Office has set up specific units to prosecute these crimes.
Law enforcement agencies have established specific units to
vigorously investigate and prosecute these individuals.

5. SEX CRIMES LAW
Statutory rape is defined as sexual intercourse by a person older than
18 with a female or male who is below the legal age of 18 years old but
older than a child (usually 14 years old). Even if the underage person
voluntarily and with full consent and knowledge has sexual intercourse
with an adult, a crime has still occurred.
Lewd conduct – Penal Code 647(a) PC covers a wide range of
offenses; most have to do with sexual activity in public. These acts
include receiving or giving oral sex in public, exposure of genitals in
public and public masturbation.

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