As a former Nassau County Assistant District Attorney, our criminal defense lawyer understands how prosecutors and law enforcement operate. They often start their investigations from a narrow and overzealous viewpoint, making assumptions that may not be supported by evidence and ignoring other potential suspects. We understand how to undermine and dismantle a poorly structured prosecution by a careful examination of the charges you are facing.

Our attorneys are cognizant of the continuing debates and recent developments and case law surrounding child porn possession cases. Are artistic depictions considered illegal child pornography? Should individuals be held accountable if they were unaware the person was a child or teen? When do law enforcement investigations cross the line into entrapment?

The very mention of the words “child pornography” and your name in the same sentence — especially if that sentence is in a newspaper or on a website — can have a devastating impact on your life, career, and personal relationships. During plea negotiations or at trial, the legal experts at the Brill Legal Group work diligently to ensure that the end result is an acquittal, dismissal, or charge of possession, rather than selling, distributing, receiving and/or transporting child pornography. This can make all the difference in helping a defendant live a life outside of prison.

No matter what the circumstances surrounding your specific child pornography charges, the Brill Legal Group can provide you with the aggressive and highly successful legal defense you deserve to ensure that your future is protected. If you’ve been wrongly accused or entrapped by the police or FBI, our child pornography criminal lawyer, Peter E. Brill, can help free you from these devastating accusations. If evidence supports your conviction, we can ensure you receive the minimum sentence.

Being charged with child pornography can have a devastating effect on minors, as it can destroy their future and force a sex offender label on them. Your child deserves a chance at a future free from sex offender registration, particularly if such charges were brought as a result of unfortunate trends such as sexting.

Criminal charges of child sexual abuse often involve family members or adults in positions of trust with children, such as teachers, coaches, youth leaders or religious leaders. Stranger-on-stranger child sexual abuse is very rare. The relationships involved in child sexual abuse defense cases can make them very difficult to resolve.

Those charged with production or distribution of child pornography can expect to face many hurdles in court: high bail requests from the Government, mountains of electronic evidence to review, and a presumption in the press and the court of public opinion that you are guilty. At the Brill Legal Group, we are highly experienced in representing defendants in child pornography cases, and can offer reasonable defenses in many situations.

Receiving child pornography is a very serious charge — one that can have life-altering ramifications, both within and outside the justice system. Even people who are wrongly accused of receiving child pornography are often ostracized by others, while suspects in child pornography cases are often subjected to aggressive entrapment by law enforcement investigations.

If you are under investigation or have been charged with transporting or transportation of child pornography, it’s important to know the specifics of what you’ve been charged with, and your rights under the law. Under the United States Code, 18 USC § 2252 and 18 USC § 2252A, “transportation” can be applied to both the physical and virtual realm; for example, under the law, sending images by hitting the “send” button on your computer or smartphone is just as illegal as going down to your neighborhood post office or UPS box to send images through the mail.

An affirmative defense is different than a defense; it is a specific legal exception that can be used to fight a charge. Using an affirmative defense can be a delicate process; fortunately, the attorneys at Brill Legal Group have a wealth of experience using such defense tactics.

Patronizing a prostitute is normally a misdemeanor offense. But if you are accused of having sex with an underage prostitute, even if you didn’t know she (or he) was underage, it can be a first or second-degree felony that requires sex offender registration. Our goal is to avoid a conviction, and especially to avoid felony charges, prison and sex offender registry.

Rape is a strong word that is used in a wide range of situations. While people typically think of violent attacks, rape can be charged in situations where the two individuals knew each other, were already sexually involved or were even married to each other. It can apply to older teenagers having sex with someone a few years younger.

Information contained in the sex offender level recommendations prepared by the New York State Board of Examiners of Sex Offenders in Albany usually contain errors, some of which are major factors in an unjust result. Our experienced attorneys represent clients in hearings to argue for departure from Level 3 to Level 2, or from Level 2 to Level 1, based on administrative errors, pre-sentence investigation reports, treatment programs in prison, and other evidence that you can be reintegrated safely into society.

By definition, statutory rape in New York is classified as rape in the second degree, a Class D felony or rape in the third degree, a class E felony. An early consultation with an experienced lawyer may mean the difference between your freedom and loss of that freedom.