Child Pornography Charges

Are you accused of possessing pornography?

If you are accused of either possessing or distributing pornographic images of minors, your legal situation is extremely dangerous. Once you have been accused of the crime, your professional and personal reputation can be severely damaged, even if you are innocent. In many cases, the charges are filed in federal court and the penalties imposed can include years in state prison. Even a single image transmitted in a sting operation carries a mandatory 5 years in federal prison, and once released, the requirement to register as a sex offender.

This is a life-changing situation, and must be addressed with the help of an aggressive, powerful Nassau County criminal defense lawyer. There are many ways that an image could have landed on your hard drive. Another person may have had access to your computer, and images and data can even be planted by an outside source.

Some charges are filed in state court, and in every case in which a person is convicted of the crime, there will be the requirement to register as a sex offender. Once registered, any person can find where you live, what you look like and the crime by merely searching online. The personal devastation can last a lifetime. Child pornography charges are serious felony sex crimes, and in recent years, state legislators have increased the penalties for this offense.

You are innocent until proven guilty.

You are innocent until proven guilty. It may not feel that way if you are accused of any child pornography offense. Innocent people who inadvertently got a child pornographic image onto a hard drive, completely unaware that they had done so, can face a lifetime of consequences. If you are facing charges or become aware that you are under investigation in a child pornography case, your first action is to talk to us at Jason M. Barbara & Associates, P.C.

We are aggressive litigators and trial lawyers. We should review your situation at once so we can advise you about what we can do to defend you. Under state law, if you possess any image of a minor person under 16 performing any sex act, you will be facing charges of possession of child pornography. Whether or not you were aware that the individuals in the video were underage will not make a difference to the prosecutor. You must have a powerful defender on your side, immediately.

Looking for an attorney for a child pornography case in Nassau County? Contact our office immediately to arrange a free case evaluation!