Recantation means that the victim has taken back his or her story or otherwise claimed that his or her original story was untrue. Although you might expect recantation to help your case, often times the opposite is true. This is because the state has a number of expert witnesses that they can, and will, call at trial to explain why the victim has recanted or changed his or her story.

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.