On behalf of Amy M. Levine & Associates, Attorneys At Law, LLC | Nov 23, 2015 | Sex Crimes
Ohio readers may be interested to learn that a federal court sentenced former Subway spokesperson Jared Fogle to more than 15 years in prison on Nov. 19 for child pornography and sex crimes. The 38-year-old father of two pleaded guilty to one count each of...
On behalf of Amy M. Levine & Associates, Attorneys At Law, LLC | Nov 21, 2015 | Sex Crimes
Many people in Ohio and other states are concerned about the presence of sex offenders in their community. There is a significant concern that these offenders will strike again, putting children and adults alike at risk. One way that lawmakers have combated...
On behalf of Amy M. Levine & Associates, Attorneys At Law, LLC | Oct 30, 2015 | Sex Crimes
Many Ohio residents were shocked earlier in 2015 when the popular Subway sandwich spokesperson Jared Fogle was accused of possessing child pornography and engaging in sexual acts with minors. Fogle subsequently entered into a plea agreement with prosecutors, and he is...
On behalf of Amy M. Levine & Associates, Attorneys At Law, LLC | Sep 24, 2015 | Sex Crimes
Ohio residents may be interested to learn that a 20-year-old Indiana man who confessed to having sex with a 14-year-old will be removed from the Michigan sex offender registry. The case made national headlines after the girl confessed to claiming that she was 17 at...
On behalf of Amy M. Levine & Associates, Attorneys At Law, LLC | Sep 9, 2015 | Sex Crimes
In Ohio, sexual battery is defined in the Ohio Revised Code. The codified law outlines both the type of conduct that is proscribed as well as the types of relationships between the two people that will make the behavior sexual battery. The law also makes sexual...
On behalf of Amy M. Levine & Associates, Attorneys At Law, LLC | Jul 10, 2015 | Sex Crimes
Ohio residents might have heard that Jared Fogle, the famous Subway spokesperson who is reputed to have lost 250 pounds after fashioning a diet made out of sandwiches from the chain, is being investigated in connection with child pornography. In reaction to word of...
On behalf of Amy M. Levine & Associates, Attorneys At Law, LLC | Jun 22, 2015 | Sex Crimes
Ohioans who stand charged with sex crimes may be interested to hear about a June 2015 federal ruling that could change the way the accused are treated in Minnesota and other jurisdictions. According to reports, 700 individuals sued the state because its sex-offender...
On behalf of Amy M. Levine & Associates, Attorneys At Law, LLC | Jun 9, 2015 | Sex Crimes
A principal from northeast Ohio is already feeling the repercussions of conviction after being accused of soliciting a teen, who was actually an adult posing as a minor.The 35-year-old principal of Henry Defer Intermediate School in Streetsboro was arrested last week...
On behalf of Amy M. Levine & Associates, Attorneys At Law, LLC | May 19, 2015 | Sex Crimes
Welcome back. In our last post, we discussed how Ohio lawmakers are expected to pass a law that would change the statute of limitations from 20 to 25 years in rape and sexual battery cases and add a “floating” statute of limitations in cases involving DNA...
On behalf of Amy M. Levine & Associates, Attorneys At Law, LLC | May 18, 2015 | Sex Crimes
Statutes of limitations make it so a suspect has to be charged within a certain timeframe. The limitations are in place in order to prevent people from being charged with crimes based on evidence that has deteriorated over time.Currently, there is a 20-year statute of...
