Sex Crimes
What is Child Sexual Abuse in Oklahoma?
Child sexual abuse in Oklahoma. We hear about it in the papers and on the news. We know the victims. Maybe we have been a victim. All jurisdictions have laws prohibiting it, including Tulsa County. In fact, Oklahoma has several laws prohibiting child sexual abuse. There is some overlap among these laws, allowing prosecutors a […] Read more »Oklahoma’s Rape by Instrumentation Law Explained
Tulsa, Oklahoma laws regarding rape, especially the rape by instrumentation law, have changed recently. Under these changed laws, rape by instrumentation is a serious crime in Oklahoma. Rape by instrumentation is a type of rape. In Oklahoma, rape is legally defined as an act of non-consensual sexual intercourse involving either vaginal or anal penetration of […] Read more »Understanding Oklahoma Rape Law
Rape is a usually a crime of violence. It can occur in a number of different ways, but it is usually a type of sexual assault upon a victim. Oklahoma classifies many of its crimes by degree with first degree being a more serious crime than a second-degree crime. That is true with regard to […] Read more »What You Need to Know About Oklahoma Revenge Porn Law
Criminal Liability for Invasion of Privacy Smartphones may have changed our lives for the better in many ways, but these devices have created new problems as well. Today, most people have a combined camera and communications device with them in their bedrooms at all times. It has become quite popular for people to take intimate […] Read more »Sexual Communication with a Minor Can Be a Felony in Oklahoma
What is Sexual Communication with a Minor? Sexual communication with a minor — even about lawful sexual conduct involving a teenage minor — is a felony in Oklahoma. Illegal sexual communication with a minor can take place in a number of ways, all involving communications technology. Unlawful sexual communication can occur online, by phone using […] Read more »Oklahoma Sex Crimes Attorney
You Have a Right to an Attorney — Use It! To be charged with a sex crime can trigger some of the most abject despair any criminal defendant may face. Fear can cloud critical thinking at the very time crystal-clear reasoning is required to navigate a potentially life-changing situation. It is not a situation to […] Read more »Penalties for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender in Oklahoma
Who Must Register as a Sex Offender in Oklahoma? Oklahoma law requires that any person convicted of a sex crime must register with the Oklahoma Sex and Violent Offender Registry if they live, work, or go to school in the state. This registry tracks the whereabouts of sex offenders and makes this information available to […] Read more »Rape-Kit Task Force Could Spark Flood of Oklahoma Rape Charges
An Oklahoma governors panel tasked with explaining a backlog of rape kits in police evidence warehouses has the potential to start a flood new Oklahoma rape charges against innocent people based on trivial DNA evidence and contrived theories of a crime. A new look at old DNA evidence could, however, result in wrongfully convicted people finally finding justice. Read more »Possession of Selfies Convictions Highlight Overly Broad Child Pornography Laws
Are some teen's selfies illegal? Laws that criminalize children for having their own pictures on their cell phones might not pass strict scrutiny for limits on free speech. The question arises from a North Carolina case where teens where charged with felonies for their naked selfies. A Tulsa criminal lawyer says It could happen in Oklahoma, too. Read more »Criminal Court Sides With Civil Court on Oklahoma Sex Offender Registration – Sort Of
In State v. Hurt, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed a Tulsa District Court ruling that Oklahoma Sex Offenders Registration Act from 2004 and 2007 could not be enforced retroactively. The court said the legislature did not intend the amendments to apply retroactively. Read more »Oklahoma Sex Offender Registration Laws Reversed – Again and Again
Two decisions handed down by the Oklahoma Supreme Court this month continued to roll back the Oklahoma Dept. of Corrections’ over-aggressive application of the Oklahoma Sex Offender Registration Act. This month’s decisions involved convicted sex offenders who moved to Oklahoma and were required to comply with Oklahoma sex offender registration rules. The decisions follow a […] Read more »
Court Blocks Retroactive Oklahoma Sex Offender Registry Rule
With an eye toward removing potentially hundreds of names from the Oklahoma sex offender registry, the state Dept. of Corrections is reviewing details of more than 7,700 listed sex offenders. The review follows a June 25 state Supreme Court decision that found retroactive application of revised sex-offender registration rules violated a state constitutional provision against […] Read more »
