Child Abuse Cases

Annapolis, Maryland, Child Sexual Abuse Lawyer

Penalties are substantial in cases of child sexual abuse. If the charges become public, it can cause great personal embarrassment and also put your relationship with your family, friends, and employer at risk. If you are under investigation for child sexual abuse, call me at 410-777-8723 for a free initial consultation before you talk to the police.

I am J. Dennis Murphy, Jr., a criminal defense lawyer with more than 20 years of experience prosecuting and defending people charged with sex crimes such as child sexual abuse. My primary goal as a lawyer in a child sex abuse case is to look for a winning defense so you can be found not guilty. If the only witness against you is a young child who may not be able to testify, my focus is to defend the case and try to win an acquittal.

However, if you have confessed to the crime or if the state's evidence is strong, we also have to plan for the possibility that there might be conviction and a sentencing hearing. One of the things I often do as a lawyer is get my clients speaking to a psychiatrist, psychologist, or sex offense therapist early in the process.

People charged with child sex crimes are emotionally devastated. Talking to a professional counselor can help you deal with the issues you are facing. It can also help you in the event of a conviction. By showing the court that you are amenable to treatment and not likely to reoffend, we may be able to get the court to consider a suspended sentence or probation before judgment rather than a prison sentence. I often use sex offense therapists to testify as expert witnesses in child sexual abuse cases to mitigate the potential penalties.

Free consultation: Contact Annapolis, Maryland, criminal defense attorney J. Dennis Murphy, Jr., for a free evaluation of your child sexual abuse case.