Sex crimes are highly technical in nature and often involve legal nuances not seen in more straightforward criminal cases. For example, a sexual offense against a child may include DNA experts, behavioral health experts, victimology experts, recantation experts, piecemeal disclosure experts, psychosexual experts and much more.

The Sex Crimes Bureau at the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office solely prosecutes crimes that are sexual in nature. The prosecutors in that bureau receive specialized training which is mandated by the governor in order to allow them to prosecute sex crimes cases.

The best course of action to take if you are charged with any type of sex offense within the state of Arizona is to retain a private Phoenix criminal defense attorney who has experience in this area of law. They should have the expertise needed to adequately review your case for constitutional violations and other weaknesses in the state’s evidence to determine the best the best legal strategy to defend any charges against you.

Several months ago, my wife and I got into an argument and she smashed one of our tv’s. The police showed up and arrested her for criminal damage. The state never even filed the charges and now the city is trying to prosecute as a misdemeanor. The tv is our own property, how can she be charged for criminal damage? And as the “victim”, what happens if I don’t want the matter pursued? She is a nursing student and is concerned this will prevent her from becoming a nurse.