{"id":543,"date":"2020-05-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baronedefensefirm.lawblogger.net\/blog\/when-do-i-need-to-hire-a-sex-crimes-attorney\/"},"modified":"2022-10-04T13:40:13","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T17:40:13","slug":"when-do-i-need-to-hire-a-sex-crimes-attorney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/when-do-i-need-to-hire-a-sex-crimes-attorney\/","title":{"rendered":"When Do I Need to Hire a Sex Crimes Attorney?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The short answer is \u2013 immediately.\u00a0 When it comes to sex crimes in Michigan, you should never take a \u201cwait and see\u201d approach. Sex crimes are taken very seriously in Michigan and carry with them severe penalties including long periods of incarceration.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, sex crimes investigations are often extensive and could take weeks or months before any official charges are authorized. Authorized means an official charge against you, which usually begins when the investigating officer submitting their findings or report to the county prosecutor to review and approve, or authorize.\u00a0 If the prosecutor approves, the officer will then appear in court before a Judge or Magistrate and \u201cswears to\u201d a warrant for your arrest.\u00a0 Once the Judge or Magistrate sign it, there will now be a Felony Arrest Warrant for you.<\/p>\n<p>If you have done something that might make you susceptible to a Criminal Sexual Conduct (CSC) charge, or other sex crime or assault, if you are suspicious that someone may be making a complaint against you, and certainly if you have been contacted by police or law enforcement, you must consult and retain an experienced assault and sex crime attorney immediately.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/when-do-i-need-to-hire-a-sex-crimes-attorney\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading When Do I Need to Hire a Sex Crimes Attorney?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The short answer is \u2013 immediately.\u00a0 When it comes to sex crimes in Michigan, you should never take a \u201cwait and see\u201d approach. Sex crimes are taken very seriously in Michigan and carry with them severe penalties including long periods of incarceration. Plus, sex crimes investigations are often extensive and could take weeks or months [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sex-crimes"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>When Do I Need to Hire a Sex Crimes Attorney? | Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you are asking &quot;when do I need to hire a sex crimes attorney,&quot; you should reach out to an attorney for a consultation right away. 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