San Diego Child Pornography Attorney
Child pornography is a serious situation.
When it comes to child pornography, the penalties are very strict and harsh. If you’re convicted, it’s almost always a felony and the penalties include fines, jail time, and registration as a sex offender—a label that remains with you for the rest of your life. The Federal government brings out the big guns in child pornography cases, seizing every piece of evidence it can. Your emails and instant messages will be reviewed. And your computer will be subjected to serious search. With so many forces against you, don’t trust your future to an inexperienced lawyer. You need an experienced San Diego child pornography attorney like the Law Offices of Elliott N. Kanter.
Protect your future. Call the Law Offices of Elliott N. Kanter at 619-330-5881
for a no-cost, no-obligation consultation.
Defining child pornography.
Child pornography is any material—printed or digital—that depicts children under the age of 18 engaged in or simulating sexual activities. Minors can’t consent to perform these activities and the child’s parent can’t consent to allow their children to participate in such activities including:
- Intercourse, oral sex, anal sex, lewd and lascivious acts, or any excretory functions
- Any penetration of the vagina or rectum by any object
- Sadomasochistic abuse
- Masturbation
- Exhibition of the genitals, pubic, or rectal area
- Defecation or urination
Ways an experienced San Diego child pornography attorney can help you.
We will fight to keep evidence against you thrown out due to illegal search or police procedures.
Any child pornography case is complex. Just because you are accused of the crime doesn’t mean you are guilty. Sometimes it’s a matter of entrapment; other times it’s a simple mistake. The Law Offices of Elliott N. Kanter will work with you to fight for your legal rights. We will work with you to build your defense and protect your rights. Some tactics we may investigate could include:
- Entrapment
Entrapment may occur if you visit an adults-only online chat room. An undercover officer may engage you in conversation, asking you about children engaged in sexual acts. You may be intrigued by the fantasy. The officer may lead the conversation to suggest illicit activity. Likewise, an officer may offer to sell you child porn, something you may never have considered before. Your defense could include the fact that you had never previously participated in child porn but only did so after an officer tempted you.
- Illegal search
If the police didn’t follow the correct procedure or gave false information to get a search warrant, the prosecution may have a big hole in their case. Or, if the seized materials were not included in the warrant description, that evidence may be thrown out.
- No intent
While surfing the Internet, you might accidentally visit a child pornography site by mistyping a word or clicking a link.
- Age
If you have grounds to believe that the participants in the materials in question are over age 18, you may be found innocent of child pornographic charges.
- Someone else downloaded the materials
If child pornography materials are found on your computer and someone else downloaded them without your knowledge, you may be cleared of charges.
- Psychological addiction
If you are found guilty, it could be shown that you have an addiction to porn. If you receive counseling, you may able to reduce your sentence.
Make the first move in your defense.
The stakes in child pornography are very high. You could pay costly fines. You could go to jail. You could have to register as a sexual offender. The worst thing you can do is delay in calling a knowledgeable lawyer. So please call the Law Offices of Elliott N. Kanter at 619-330-5881 for a no-cost, no-obligation consultation today. Come in, tell us your side of the story, and together we’ll get started to protect your rights.