Sex Crime Representation in St. Louis, MO
Our team at the Law Office of Eric V. Barnhart has had great success defending clients who have been falsely accused of rape, sexual assault, and child molestation, some of the most severe accusations that can be brought against a person.
Representation Against Irreparable Damage to Your Life
Being charged with a sex crime can ruin one's life. Even long after the punishment is doled out, a conviction will follow you forever, job interviews, new areas where you move, and more. It will never truly go away. That's why we treat these cases with the utmost respect. We have handled hundreds of sex cases in our time in business, and we look for reasons and motives behind the victim's accusations to root out lies. There are cases where we see witnesses lying about sexual crimes occurring to get custody of their child or to get payback on a spouse. We also have seen "buyer's remorse" cases where two consenting adults had sex, and one of them, with regrets, chooses to accuse the other of rape.
Child Sex Cases
The toughest cases to defend are child sex cases. Many attorneys will not even handle these types of cases, but we will because we know that people are also wrongly accused in these situations. When we defend people in child sex cases, we examine the motive of the parent or guardian and make sure the child is not being influenced or manipulated to speak a certain way. Sometimes social workers ask leading questions that make the child say things that sound far worse than they are. In these cases, we can help you avoid life-altering convictions.