Child Pornography Lawyer
Child pornography charges carry serious penalties, including registration as a sex offender. The criminal defense attorneys of St. Louis Huffman Law can help you fight the allegations. If you need to speak with a child pornography attorney in Tucson, AZ, contact our law firm for a free and confidential case review.
Knowingly vs. Unknowingly
Viewing Child Pornography
Some individuals accidentally view child pornography while on the Internet, using file-sharing services, or on their phone. In these situations, a person may be viewing material that states all participants are 18 or older, yet in fact one of the participants involved is a minor. A person may also receive a message that contains an explicit image involving a minor in a sexual pose or act.
Even if the viewer stops viewing the image or video immediately and attempts to delete it, if the file has been identified as child pornography by the government, a report will be made by your internet service provider to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. That tip will then be forwarded to the Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children task force. Local authorities will then be contacted to deal with the person who viewed child porn.
A Tucson defense lawyer can take these circumstances into account and dispute the child pornography charges against you.
Facing a Child Pornography Conviction? Contact Our Criminal Defense Attorneys in Tucson, AZ
If you're found guilty of possessing, recording, or distributing child pornography, you'll face jail time, fines, and registration as a sex offender. Our lawyers in Tucson can fight child pornography charges and other sex crime allegations, getting them dropped or reduced
Attorneys Joseph P. St. Louis, Ryan Huffman, and Liz Farkas will not be intimidated by the prosecutor or the state's case against you. Our lawyers have more than 50 years of combined legal defense practice between them. They can determine the best way to present your case to the jury and note flaws in the state's case.
To set up a free case review, contact our Tucson law office. We're proud to represent people from Pima, Maricopa, Pinal, and Santa Cruz Counties.
Child Pornography Cases Our Tucson Law Firm Can Handle
- Possession of Child Pornography - This includes the purchase of child pornography in person or electronic reception of pornographic materials featuring minors.
- Recording or Production of Child Pornography - This includes the filming, photographing, or duplication of pornographic materials featuring minors.
- Transmission or Distribution of Child Pornography - This includes the duplication, exchange, or transportation of child porn.
- Commercial Sexual Exploitation of a Minor - This involves advertising or promoting the participation of a minor in pornographic materials.
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“Throughout the negotiation process with the city attorney assigned to my case, Mr. Huffman and his paralegal kept me informed every step of the way, answering every one of my questions patiently and completely. Fast forward several more months, when I received a phone call outlining my plea offer to include no additional jail time. Tears of joy were the only thanks I could offer, and a ‘thank you’ wasn't, and never will be, enough.”
Penalties for Child Pornography
in Arizona
If you are convicted of possessing, distributing, or producing child pornography, you will be charged with the sexual exploitation of a minor, which is a class 2 felony.
Each image or video found can be charged as a separate crime, carrying a mandatory sentence of 3 to 12.5 years in prison.
If the minor depicted in the illegal material is under the age of 15, the convicted will face 10 to 24 years in prison. The harsher penalties are in accordance with Arizona's Dangerous Crimes Against Children (DCAC) laws.
Mandatory Registration as a Sex Offender in the State of Arizona
Individuals convicted of child pornography offenses are typically required to register as a sex offender with the Arizona Department of Public Safety's online database.
A child pornography conviction may also lead to lifetime sex offender probation. This can affect where you can live, what jobs you're allowed to apply for, and other aspects of your life. This type of probation also requires sex offender counseling, lie detector tests, and may affect your ability to see your own children and the young children of your family members.
Child Pornography and Cybercrimes
If you use peer-to-peer file-sharing networks, you could fall victim to cybercriminals trying to hide their illegal activity. Cybercriminals may store child pornography images and videos on the computer of a completely innocent person. These situations can occur without a person's knowledge.
It is not unusual for a law enforcement agency to obtain a search warrant seeking specific images of minors they believe are present on a person's computer via P2P file sharing. Yet during that search, law enforcement could find completely different images or videos with no trace of the illegal materials they were originally seeking.
Our team of Tucson child pornography attorneys can partner with experts in peer-to-peer networks to help clear your name in these kinds of situations. Our lawyers can also protect your rights from overzealous investigators or improper practices employed by federal or state law enforcement agencies.
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