{"id":1079,"date":"2021-02-10T10:04:49","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T14:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/?p=1079"},"modified":"2023-08-29T12:37:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T16:37:41","slug":"what-is-force-or-coercion-in-a-michigan-sex-assault-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/what-is-force-or-coercion-in-a-michigan-sex-assault-case\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Force or Coercion in a Michigan Sex Assault Case?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you have been accused of a sex crime in Michigan, based on any one of the many sexual offenses contained in Michigan&#8217;s criminal laws involving sex assault, then you are probably wondering how to win your case or avoid the worse penalties including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/what-is-the-sex-offenders-registration-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SORA registration<\/a> and lengthy incarceration.<\/p>\n<p>This is especially true if you&#8217;re facing false allegations, which unfortunately are common in the reporting of sex crimes. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/in-michigan-allegations-of-criminal-sexual-conduct-often-come-in-the-context-of-divorce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">In Michigan allegations of sex crimes often come up in context of divorce<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/false-memories-in-sex-crimes-cases-can-lead-to-wrongful-convictions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">False memories<\/a> can also sometimes result in false sex crimes allegations.<\/p>\n<p>While there are many ways to obtain an optimal outcome, an important issue in sexual assault cases, or what Michigan broadly calls &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/criminal-sexual-conduct.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">criminal sexual conduct<\/a>,&#8221; is to address the issue of force.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/what-is-force-or-coercion-in-a-michigan-sex-assault-case\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading What is Force or Coercion in a Michigan Sex Assault Case?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have been accused of a sex crime in Michigan, based on any one of the many sexual offenses contained in Michigan&#8217;s criminal laws involving sex assault, then you are probably wondering how to win your case or avoid the worse penalties including SORA registration and lengthy incarceration. 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