SEX CRIMES
CALIFORNIA SEX CRIMES
- Rape
- Statutory rape
- Soliciting a prostitute
- Prostitution
- Indecent exposure
- Lewd conduct
- Lewd act with a child
- Oral copulation by force
- Crimes related to child pornography
Sexual battery
- Tier 1: Registration for at least 10 years
- Tier 2: Registration for at least 20 years
- Tier 3: Registration for life
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
After the statute of limitations expires, prosecution may begin up to 1 year after a crime is first reported no matter when it occurred if the victim was under 18 at the time, independent evidence corroborates their allegation, the offense involves substantial sexual contact such as oral copulation, penetration by a foreign object, or masturbation, and there is clear and convincing independent evidence if the victim was over 21 when reporting the c rime. In certain time frames, when DNA evidence clearly establishes a perpetrator’s identity after the statute of limitations expired. When this is established, a district attorney has up to 1 year to begin prosecuting a case after DNA identity confirmation.

FEDERAL SEX CRIMES
- Child sex trafficking
- Child sexual abuse resulting in death
- Prosecution of cases for offenders who have several prior convictions
- Aggravated sexual assault
- Job loss
- Mandatory registration on the national sex offender registry
- Loss of professional license
- Immigration status complications
DEFENSES AGAINST SEX CRIMES CHARGES
False accusation - No sexual contact took place
- Consensual sex or honest, reasonable belief you received consent from accuser
- Insufficient evidence
- Mistaken identity/identification by eyewitnesses