San Diego Prostitution Lawyer

Experienced Southern California Prostitution Defense Attorney

Prostitution, solicitation of prostitution and pandering (“pimping”) are all criminal offenses which are classified as sex crimes. When sexual acts are exchanged for money, this is classified as prostitution. Even the attempt to engage in a sexual act for money, or the offer of sexual activities in exchange for money are crimes and are often charged as misdemeanors, with a sentence that may include a county jail sentence, fines and registration as a sex offender.

San Diego prostitution defense lawyer James Dicks is familiar with defending solicitation, pandering and prostitution charges. By proving inadequate evidence, entrapment or unreliable witness testimony, James Dicks may be able to have evidence suppressed or have your prostitution charges dropped altogether. Attorney Dicks may also be able to use a lack of intent or lack of knowledge on the part of the defendant to win a prostitution case.

Either a prostitute or a potential customer may be charged with prostitution-related offenses. For this reason, an unwitting person may be coerced into offering money in exchange for sexual activity to an undercover police officer during a sting operation. When a person had no previous predisposition to engage in accepting an offer of prostitution, or offering money for sex, this may be used in their defense or to prove entrapment.

Regardless of the specific circumstances surrounding your prostitution arrest and charge, you will need a skilled prostitution defense attorney who can protect your rights. You have the right to remain silent and you have the right to an attorney; it is important that you exercise these rights so you are not falsely charged with prostitution and are not convicted of a crime that you did not commit or that you were persuaded into committing by law enforcement.

Contact Vista and San Diego prostitution defense lawyer James N. Dicks today!