Federal Sex Crimes Defense

Charged with Federal Sexual Exploitation of a Minor in South Carolina?

Whether you have been charged with

The sex crime defense attorneys at the Strom Law Firm, LLC provide experienced and effective legal representation.  We understand that you are faced with a personal and professional crisis and that your personal and professional reputation and future are at stake.

You are innocent until you are proven guilty.

Founded in 1996 by former US Attorney and Assistant Solicitor, Pete Strom,  the criminal defense attorneys at the Strom Law Firm, LLC include a former a former Public Defender, and a former Assistant Attorney General and Richland County Assistant Solicitor.
Mr. Strom has been given an AV-Rating, the highest ranking possible, from the respected legal guide Martindale-Hubble.  Contact us today for a free consultation to discuss the most effective way to defend your case and protect your future.

Criminal Solictation of a Minor-The Chatroom Fiasco

Often times an arrest for criminal solicitation of a minor is tied to an online chatroom.  A  Federal Agent, pretending to be underage, may participate in a discussion of a sexual nature and offer to send or receive pornographic images or even meet in person.

Whether you are charged with criminal solicitation of a minor or posession or distribution of  child pornography, there are several common defenses:

  • Did you intentionally offer to send or request illegal pictures or video?
  • Was it actually the Defendant who usd the computer?
  • Entrapment

Minors and Sexting

Every one, including tweens and teens carry a cell phone these days.  Combined with the recent trend of sending racy pictures, there is a new area of potential liability for child pornography.  While interpretive caselaw is not completely clear yet,  under existing law, it remains illegal to send or receive child pornography including new pictures shared between minors.

If you have been charged with a federal sex crime, contact the criminal defense attorneys at the Strom Law Firm, LLC today for a free consultation to discuss the facts of your case, as well as possible defenses which may enable you to have your charge reduced or even dismissed.