Sexual Offences Defence Lawyer Derby & Nottingham
Sexual Offences Defence Solicitors for Derby & Nottingham
When charged with a sexual offence, it is critical to have a skilled and experienced lawyer on your side who can defend your rights and interests in court. A lawyer with extensive knowledge and expertise in sexual offence defence can help you navigate the legal system and build a strong case to fight the charges against you.
At Sutton Defence Lawyers, we have in-depth knowledge of the laws and regulations related to sexual offences for clients across Derby & Nottingham. They will be able to provide you with the best legal advice and guidance based on the specifics of your case. They will also be well-versed in the relevant legal procedures and will be able to represent you in court to ensure that your interests are protected.
Expert Defence against Sexual Offence Charges - Derby & Nottingham
Sexual offence charges can be complex, and it’s essential to have a lawyer who can skillfully handle the nuances of such cases. At Sutton Defence Lawyers, we will be able to investigate the charges against you and gather all necessary evidence to build a strong defence.
If you’ve been charged with a sexual offence, it’s crucial to hire a qualified and experienced Sexual Offences Defence Lawyer to ensure that you have the best possible defence. With their legal expertise and guidance, you can fight the charges against you and protect your rights and interests in court.
Sutton Defence Lawyers can help you if you need a sexual offences defence lawyer in or around Derby or Nottingham with the best advice. We serve clients all across Derby and Nottingham, including police station representation and court representation in Derby Crown Court, Nottingham Crown Court and all surrounding courts.
Sutton Defence Lawyers - Proactive Defence - Derby & Nottingham
Stuart Sutton has been defending people accused of sexual offences for more than 25 years and has a very high success rate in doing so. He has handled some highly complicated cases, including historical sexual abuse matters, internet offences and children-related offences.
We know how difficult a time this is for you and your family. We keep you informed of how your case progresses, and our testimonials show that we work to achieve the most favourable outcome possible, no matter what your circumstances.
Testimonials
“The phone call with you earlier today was extremely helpful and gave us so much confidence we were going to get through this nightmare. I hope I don’t need your services but it is seriously reassuring to know that people like you.”
“Again thank you for your guidance and assistance – also to say that I admire your enthusiasm for your vocation in seeking to assist those such as myself caught in a system which so easily makes victims of the innocent. It is much appreciated. Indeed your whole team. I will never forget all of your kindnesses.”
Anon.
“Thank you for all your help getting my through the case, from your phone calls in the weeks beforehand and your calming no-nonsense manner during the two days we were together. You’ll remember that I spent a day at GOsC totally unrepresented in July last year, which I found to be a terrifying experience, so having you there to guide me though the process was very reassuring indeed. I have never heard of a solicitor going for a McDonalds with a client, but by doing that you really took my mind off things”
Anon.
“I can’t thank you enough for both your dedication and assistance in this case. These past few months have been some of the most stressful and darkest and your clarity and clear headiness helped to put my mind at ease..”
Anon
For the Best Defence against Sexual Charges in Derby & Nottingham, Contact Sutton Defence Lawyers.
When it comes to historic sexual allegations, people will contact us and quite regularly say “but there is no evidence”.
That may be true when it comes to the fact that there is highly unlikely to be any CCTV, any DNA or anything that would be considered hard evidence, to go before a jury, is available.
However, if person A says that you have raped them, indecently assaulted them (or sexually assaulted them, since the 1st May 2004) and so on then, that is their evidence.
When you are interviewed by the police, should you answer the police’s questions (often people are advised by duty representatives to make no comment at such interviews), then what you have to say by way of a response to the allegations is your evidence.
This evidence is something that a jury will weigh up against each other and decide whose version of events is more likely.
It must be remembered that the burden of proving a case falls to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS or Crown) and the standard of proof is so that initially, all 12 jury members are sure that you are guilty of what is alleged against you and if they cannot get what is called a unanimous verdict, ie 12 out of 12, then a majority verdict of either 10 or 11 out of 12 will be sufficient.
In essence, the defendant has to do nothing but of course, in all sexual defence cases, particularly historic ones, the defendant has to involve himself (rarely herself) and put forward a robust defence as best as he is able.
This may involve asking questions within a defence statement of the Crown/CPS to produce certain third-party items such as foster care records for the complainant, school records, medical records and so on.
An example of this where we succeeded in relation to one of our clients (not too long ago) was where a female, now in her late 40s suggested that she was raped by our client at the age of 14 and became pregnant to him.
We sought records to see if she had, (a), been pregnant and (b) had a termination, as she had indicated.
Within the medical records, we noted (and we have no idea how the Crown missed this) that the female had been a matter of concern for her GP because she had not started her periods until she was turned 15.
Quite clearly, unless it was the immaculate conception, she could not have been pregnant at 14, by our client or anyone.
Of course, this did not mean that she had not been raped by somebody (perhaps even our client) however her suggestion that she had been pregnant by him was clearly untrue and therefore it became quite obvious that she could not be a reliable witness and our client was found not guilty.
Of course, golden nuggets such as these are not always available and the defence has to be presented in different ways.
However, it is important that in interview, where possible, an accused person puts forward his version of events and then if charged that his defence statement is drafted in a manner that sets out his position as clearly as possible and asks as many questions by way of disclosure or otherwise of the Crown, as can be.
At SSDLL we are experienced in dealing with historical sexual abuse allegation cases.
If you need a specialist sexual offence defence lawyer assisting clients there is no time to delay, contact Sutton Defence Lawyers today. We are ready to assist you 24 hours a day, seven days per week. To speak to someone who can help you secure your reputation and your liberty, call us now on 07798753720.
Please note we do not provide legal aid case representation
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Why Choose Sutton Defence Lawyers?
- Specialists in Criminal Defence Law
- Outstanding record in successfully defending clients charged with Sexual Offences
- Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Secured not guilty verdicts in over 90% of cases
- Robust defence preparation, attention to detail and professional representation
Please note we do not provide legal aid case representation
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