Being arrested and charged with prostitution is a serious criminal offense. Conviction of prostitution can result in jail time, a criminal record and loss of both your job and your reputation. We have defended many people charged with all types of prostitution charges and have obtained favorable results. We have obtained NOT GUILTY verdicts on these types of cases as well.

If you are being investigated or charged with prostitution immediately contact a skilled California criminal defense attorney. Call the Law Office of Stephen G. Rodriguez & Associates to discuss your case.

INTERNET PROSTITUTION
If you have managed or participated in Internet prostitution as a facilitator, prostitute or customer in California, you may be arrested and charged. It doesn’t matter whether you are the buyer or the seller – if you are paying or receiving money for sex via the Internet, you are breaking California prostitution laws!

The Internet is simply another tool used to offer or acquire sex in exchange for money. However, use of the Internet doesn’t change the name of the game – it is still prostitution. If you are convicted of Internet prostitution in California, you face serious legal penalties. Imagine the humiliation and the effect of a fine or a jail sentence on your life or the lives of your loved ones if you are convicted.

YOUR FREEDOM IS AT RISK
Internet prostitution crimes are categorized as “Disorderly Conduct;” however, you may be charged with a misdemeanor (for soliciting sex) or a felony (for pandering customers or enrolling persons for prostitution). This isn’t Nevada, where licensed prostitution houses are legal in some counties. Using the Internet for solicitation, prostitution or pandering is a serious offense that carries life-changing consequences. In California, the “John” and the prostitute are prosecuted with equal aggression.

THE WAR AGAINST PROSTITUTION
California prosecutors and investigators (especially in Los Angeles County) have been aggressively cracking down on Internet prostitution, solicitation and pandering in recent years. Some of the steps taken include:

THE STAKES ARE HIGH
A prostitution, solicitation, or pandering conviction can be a life-changing experience. The consequences and penalties for these sexual offenses can include:

PROSTITUTION DEFENSE
There are defenses available to the crimes of prostitution, solicitation and pandering. Each case is different and each defense depends on what type of evidence is available. To successfully obtain a conviction in a prostitution case, the prosecutor must prove that at least one the following elements existed:

The prosecution will attempt to prove there was an agreement to engage in an act of prostitution. Proof is usually achieved by using a device to record conversations between an undercover police officer and the accused. If the prosecution cannot produce a recording of the conversation, the agreement may be difficult to prove. In addition, if the accused has no money on them when they are arrested, the prosecution may have a difficult time proving there was specific intent to engage in an act of prostitution.

Your first line of defense is to contact a skilled California criminal defense attorney immediately. Your lawyer will evaluate the evidence and witnesses, question the appropriate persons and work with you to build your defense.

CONTACT AN EXPERIENCED CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY
The criminal defense attorneys at Stephen G. Rodriguez and Associates will quickly and aggressively act to preserve any evidence favorable to your defense. They provide criminal defense for those individuals accused of solicitation, prostitution, and other sex crimes primarily in the Los Angeles area.

If you have been arrested or charged with an act of solicitation, prostitution, pandering or pimping speak to a skilled and experienced California criminal defense attorney. Contact our office for a free consultation.