Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in Michigan

Re: Sex offenders via internet

After 27 years of practicing law, I have found that there are nuances to every case that must be evaluated before rendering an opinion. Your brother has serious problems so I would suggest getting a good attorney. Give me a call at 248-353-9400. My associate and myself practice in this area. William S. Stern 248-353-9400

Re: Sex offenders via internet

Your brother may not be entirely candid with you about the circumstances of his arrest. When the Macomb Area Computer Enforcement team makes an arrest, it is when an officer, posing as an under 16 (usually 14) year old in a chat room, lures a suspect with the promise of sex into a meeting. All the suspect has to do is show up at the meeting place and he is arrested. MACE personnel are carefully trained so that entrapment is almost never effective as a defense. The unknowing suspect makes the offer for sex under the assumption that the intended "victim" is a minor. All of these chat room dialogues are retrieved by search warrant before the arrest is made.

Even though the crime carries a 20 year maximum, if your brother has no prior sex offenses, he is looking at a real maximum of 18 months under normal circumstances..

My last client charged with this offense (there are actually 2 charges) received 12 months - 6 months in jail and 6 months on teather.

If you need any help in this area, you can call me.

Re: Sex offenders via internet

I do not practice criminal law and thus do not have the answers for you. But just to state the obvious, this is a very serious matter and your brother needs as good a criminal defense attorney as he can get, not general advise from a site such as this one. (And should avoid using a public defender if he can afford a good attorney.)

If he has problems regarding what he is accused of, then please help him to seek help too.

Good luck.

Jeff Sheldon

Jeffrey L. Sheldon, Esquire

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