Child Pornography Charges in Minnesota Can Put You Behind Bars and Require Sexual Predator Registration

Sex crimes like child pornography can be some of the most difficult and brutal charges anybody can face. They can impact every facet of your life including your liberty, your job, housing, relationships, everything. If you are charged with child pornography, it is critical that you contact a Child Pornography Lawyer or Sex Crimes Lawyer with the background and experience to handle your case. Contact Sex Crimes Lawyer and Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist Jack Rice for a free consultation to understand what you are facing and the first, second and third steps that you must take.

It is important to have a lawyer with experience handling all aspects of these kinds of cases and has actual success in dealing with them. Jack Rice Defense has been dealing with sex crimes charges for decades.

Child pornography is defined as any depiction, whether in photographs, video, or other forms of expression, of a minor engaging in sexual behavior. There are three different kinds of child pornography charges that you can be prosecuted for in a Minnesota Courtroom:

• Possession of Child Pornography; or

• Distribution of Child Pornography; or

• Production of Child Pornography.

According to Minnesota law, a first-time offense for the possession of child pornography is a felony punishable by up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine. A first-time offense of distribution of child pornography is a felony punishable by up to seven years in prison and a $10,000 fine. It is even worse if the State argues that distribution was for profit. In that cast, it is punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine. Finally, a first-time offense for the production of child pornography is a felony punishable by up 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine.

Additional Ramifications of a Child Pornography Conviction in Minnesota

Sexual Predator Registration is one of the hammers that can fall on you if you are charged with child pornography. Once you are facing a child pornography charge, if you are convicted of that charge or any offense arising from it, you heard me right, any offense, you will be required to register as a predatory offender for at least 10 years.

In addition to sexual predator registration, there are other potential ramifications. Because Minnesota child pornography convictions are felonies, if you are convicted, you will lose multiple civil rights including your right to possess any firearm. In addition, you will also lose your right to vote and your right to sit on a jury. This will last until they are reinstated.

Jack Rice Defense knows the Defenses to Employ if you are Facing Minnesota Sex Crimes or Child Pornography Charges

Possible Legal Defenses to Minnesota Child Pornography Charges

Because child pornography charges are so difficult, having an experienced Sex Crimes and Child Pornography Lawyer in your corner is a must. Jack Rice Defense can help you understand that there are possible legal defenses to consider including:

• Did you have possession?

• Did others also have access to those devices?

• Were the images minors? Based upon what?

• Were they real images or computer generations or manipulations?

• Do the images meet the definition of pornography?

Here in Minnesota, prosecutors are extraordinarily aggressive in prosecuting all sex crimes including child pornography. It is important to have a lawyer with experience handling all aspects of these kinds of cases and has actual success in dealing with them. Jack Rice Defense has been dealing with sex crimes charges for decades. Jack is a former prosecutor, a Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist and a sought-after criminal defense lawyer who spends much of his practice handling sex crimes and child pornography charges. For a free consultation, contact Jack Rice Defense.