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FAQs about sexual assault defence answered ABV Solicitors When you are accused of sexual assault or another ser ious cr ime, i t can be a very scary t ime. And whi le you may or may not be held in custody in i t ia l ly , there i s a lways the looming quest ion of what happens next? Wi l l you go to ja i l ? Wi l l your case go to court? And i f you are found innocent , wi l l your reputat ion be damaged? This i s why as soon as you are ar rested or ca l led to the pol ice s tat ion for an interv iew, you need to hi re a sexual o f fence so l ic i tor . An exper ienced sexual o f fence so l ic i tor can support you through quest ioning , o f fer ing you ta i lored legal adv ice whi le a lso a iming to have any charges against you dropped. Even i f you know you are innocent , i t i s unwise to undertake pol ice interv iews or any other interv iew without the advice of a sexual o f fence so l ic i tor . In th is ar t ic le , 5 common quest ions f rom people who are accused of sexual assault or more ser ious charges are answered f rom the perspect ive of a sexual o f fence so l ic i tor . So , en joy ! As ment ioned ear l ier , you wi l l need the help of a sexual o f fence so l ic i tor to ensure that you say the r ight th ing at the r ight t ime. As tempting as i t i s , an interv iew with the pol ice re lat ing to an a l leged sexual assault i s not the t ime to begin ye l l ing or gett ing upset . A sexual o f fence so l ic i tor can of fer you adv ice to answer the quest ions , so the answers wi l l not be held against you later . A lso , a sexual o f fence so l ic i tor wi l l have the exper ience to know how l ike ly i t wi l l be that you may be charged with an of fence or he ld in custody . So they can l ia i se on your behal f and a im to have you re leased as soon as poss ib le . Why do I need legal advice? I’m innocent Will I go to jail? This wi l l depend on whether or not you are charged. I f the charges are dropped, i t i s unl ike ly you wi l l face ja i l t ime. But i f there i s ev idence , you may need to go to court and attend a t r ia l . A sexual o f fence so l ic i tor can defend you here and wi l l , once again , be a iming to have any sentences reduced. Even i f you do go to ja i l , your sexual o f fence sol ic i tor wi l l s t i l l be work ing to have you re leased ear ly , thus of fer ing support throughout . How long will the process take? This i s tough to answer ; i t depends on the sever i ty of the a l legat ion , ev idence , witnesses and , o f course , your compl iance with the process . Sexual assault and other o f fences of th is sort take longer to invest igate than other cr imes due to the nature and sens i t iv i ty surrounding them. Your e lectronic dev ices may have been conf iscated s ince such i tems of ten conta in ev idence and would need to be submitted for forens ic invest igat ion . I f you need your phone or laptop to cont inue working , then a sexual o f fence so l ic i tor can appeal on your behal f to have them returned. But the process o f forens ic invest igat ion with e lectronics can take months to complete . The police have taken my phone and computer; why? How do I protect my reputation? You are innocent unt i l proven gui l ty ; therefore , protect ing your reputat ion i s a legal process . For instance , i f you lose your job due to these invest igat ions , you can appeal to your sexual of fence so l ic i tor to br ing about d iscr iminat ion al legat ions against your employer . Remember , th is wi l l only work with certa in types of jobs ; i f you work with chi ldren or vu lnerable people , suspens ion f rom work may be legal ly just i f ied . https : / /www.abvsol ic i tors .co .uk/serv ices/sexual - of fences/ https : / /www. lawscot .org .uk/members/ journal / i ssues/vo l -66- issue-08/cr iminal - law-the- future-of -sexual - of fence-tr ia ls / https : / /www.met .pol ice .uk/advice/advice-and- informat ion/rsa/rape-and-sexual -assault / Sources :
