Proactive Defense In Sexual Assault Cases
If you have been accused of sexual assault or rape, you cannot afford to take your time in mounting a defense. You need a proven defense lawyer who can proactively pursue an outcome that limits your exposure to the criminal penalties and collateral consequences that come with a conviction.
My name is Tim Kelly, and I am prepared to act quickly to protect your good name, safeguard your freedom and keep you from being forced to register as a sex offender.
What Is Sexual Assault?
People often use the term “sexual assault” interchangeably with “rape,” which is incorrect. Sexual assault is an umbrella term that applies to a number of different sexually based offenses. Examples of sexual assault offenses under Washington law include:
- Rape in the first degree: Engaging in sexual intercourse without consent by forcible compulsion via threats, kidnap, physical injury, etcetera.
- Rape in the second degree: Engaging in sexual intercourse with a person without consent and via forcible compulsion, incapacity, authority, etcetera.
- Rape in the third degree: Engaging in sexual intercourse with a person without consent and where there is a threat of substantial harm
- Indecent liberties: Attempting forcible contact but not intercourse
- Molestation
- “Date rape” or “acquaintance rape”
- “Statutory rape”: Engaging in sexual intercourse with someone younger than the age of consent
Whether you are being falsely accused of rape by a stranger you met at the bar or a Tinder hookup-gone-wrong has led to accusations of date rape, you need to act quickly to minimize the damage and protect your freedom. Acting proactively and having a lawyer on your side right away can make all the difference.