Defending False Allegations of Sexual Assault
Over the last several years, the #MeToo campaign has empowered and supported women to bring to light sexual assault claims that had been previously unreported. While this is a noble and good campaign, like anything, there is an ugly side of it too – and that is an increase in false allegations of sexual assault.
Dan Adkins Consulted for News Story On Age of Consent in Minnesota
Managing partner, Dan Adkins, was recently interviewed by a local news station about Minnesota’s Age of Consent in relation to an interesting incident involving a local hockey coach. Long story short, the coach was caught up in a sting operation operated by a local vigilante group that attempts to catch sexual predators by posting ads
Indecent Exposure Charges Must Be for Volitional Acts
Indecent exposure charges include serious allegations that require an attorney that is familiar with the nuances of the law. An area that can be utilized for a successful defense strategy – both in raising it as a valid defense and in leveraging it for plea negotiation purposes – is whether the alleged indecent exposure conduct
Statute of Limitations for Sex Crimes – Law Update
Effective September, 15, 2021, there is now no statute of limitations on sex crime laws – i.e. 1st through 4th degree criminal sexual conduct and contact crimes. The result is a perilous one for those facing dated sex crime allegations. A statute of limitations prohibits the prosecution of certain offenses after a specified amount of
Solicitation of a Minor – Minnesota Felony Crime
With our world continuing to get more online, law enforcement is ramping up more creative efforts to combat the growing spread of solicitation of a minor crimes. There are two primary forms for the solicitation of a minor charges in Minnesota, both of which are felonies and carry significant criminal and collateral consequences. It is
False Imprisonment Crime in Minnesota
The false imprisonment crime in Minnesota is a very serious offense because of both the criminal sanctions and collateral consequences that stem from it. Not only is a defendant looking at possible time in prison or local custody, but a conviction in any charge of the entire case can lead to the requirement to register
Minnesota’s Revenge Porn Law Upheld by Supreme Court
A little more than a year ago, the Minnesota Court of Appeals issued a significant ruling when it found that Minnesota’s revenge porn law (more formally known as nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images) was unconstitutionally overbroad and, therefore, the statute was unenforceable. A year later (and this past December), the Minnesota Supreme Court weighed
Minnesota’s Revenge Porn Law Ruled Unconstitutional
UPDATE: The Minnesota Supreme Court reversed this decision and upheld the statute as being constitutional. Read our latest blog on the Supreme Court’s decision here. In December 2019, the Court of Appeals struck down Minnesota’s revenge porn law that made it illegal to “intentionally disseminate an image of another person who is depicted in a
Sex Crimes – “Sexual or Aggressive Intent” – Defined
Minnesota’s sex crimes require a specific intent that is undefined by statute. In order for the State to prove a defendant committed criminal sexual contact, it must show that the defendant committed the contact with “sexual or aggressive intent.” Without some facts to support this intent, any conviction or plea is infirm. So what does
Nonconsensual Dissemination of Private Sexual Images – Revenge Porn Law
Sexting and similar communications have led to the oversharing of explicit images. To combat that, Minnesota enacted a revenge porn law to criminalize the improper sharing of sexually explicit images. The crime is actually called: Nonconsensual Dissemination of Private Sexual Images. This law, though, is written in an overbroad manner to capture much more conduct