ATTEMPTED SEXUAL ASSAULT
Aug 11, 2014OUTCOME: DISMISSED
Client was charged with Attempted Sexual Assault, a 3rd degree felony punishable by 2-10 years in prison, and a fine of $10,000.00. The complaining witness alleged that she had been the victim of an a ... ttempted "date rape" which had occurred in the company parking lot with a male co-worker, in her car, after hours. The Defense's position was that any sexual behavior that may have occurred between the complaining witness and our client, in her car, had been consensual. The criminal case was set for jury trial. The complaining witness also sought to sue her employer, in civil court, for her employer's negligence in having "allowed" this situation to have occurred, at their place of business. The Defense investigated the scene of the alleged offense, the vehicle involved, identified and interviewed numerous witnesses before their identity became known to the prosecution and developed a strategy, supported by the evidence, that the complaining witness was not credible or reliable. After strategically relaying some of this information to the State, the State then conducted their own interviews of the witnesses. Afterwards, when the case was called for trial, the State submitted a dismissal of all charges.
