As a military member, when you are facing charges of sexual assault, it’s more than your career at stake. Your whole future is on the line. A conviction for sexual assault comes with serious consequences, including lengthy time in prison, a dishonorable discharge, and, in certain cases, mandatory sex-offender registration. Just the allegation of sexual assault can cause others to look at you negatively, which is hard to overcome. So it is critical to learn about the best defenses against military sexual assault.
The Best Defense is the Best Defense Counsel
When you or someone you love is facing military sexual assault charges, the best defense is the best defense counsel. We obviously believe that our firm is the best – we don’t call our website “BestMilitaryDefense.com” for nothing. Look at our blogs, testimonials and biographies, and you’ll know that too. The team at Golden Law will do everything in its power to use these defenses to your advantage.
“Liars Gonna Lie”
Unfortunately, people lie about sexual assault…all the time. Perhaps the best defense against charges of sexual assault is to capitalize on those lies. The team at Golden Law will get into the weeds of your case and investigate every single detail, identifying each and every time the accuser tells a lie. We will also work very hard to investigate every accuser’s character. We have had countless cases where witnesses have testified for the defense, describing the accuser’s “inability to tell the truth in any circumstance” or calling the accuser a “pathological liar.” It’s not just the lies about the allegations that matter. If someone claims you sexually assaulted them, that person’s character matters. And in many cases, we find witnesses who will tell the truth – that your accuser has a character for lying.
All across the military, people are being convicted of crimes based upon the testimony of one person alone. You need a team that will point out these lies and explain why your accuser is lying. People lie for all sorts of reasons – for money, for attention, for a divorce, for custody, for revenge, even for a promotion or a permanent change of station! Demonstrating these lies is crucial to your best defense.
Lack of Evidence
Many allegations of sexual assault involve those “he said she said” circumstances you hear about all the time. Sometimes these events may have occurred years in the past, and there are almost never eyewitnesses. The lack of evidence is critical to the best defense.
In criminal cases, the prosecutors must prove that you are guilty “beyond a reasonable doubt.” That is a VERY high burden – the highest burden under the law. That means that the prosecutors must have evidence that firmly convinces the jury that you are guilty. We will attack the government’s evidence and point out every single flaw.
No DNA? Reasonable doubt. No fingerprints? Reasonable doubt. No camera footage? Reasonable doubt. No pictures? Reasonable doubt. No eyewitnesses? Reasonable doubt.
You need a team that will point out each and every time the prosecutors fail to support their claims with actual evidence, because evidence (and the lack of it) matters in these cases.
Consent and Alcohol
Finally, consent is one of the most powerful defenses to allegations of sexual assault in the military. In many cases, there are no witnesses to what happened. There are no injuries, such as bruises, scrapes, or cuts. And in most every case, consent is a complete defense to a claim of sexual assault. You need a team that can explain to the jury why your case involved consent.
Also, it should be no surprise that most military claims of sexual assault involve alcohol…a lot of alcohol. In those cases, your accuser may have had lower inhibitions and did some things that they regretted the next day. In some cases, your accuser may not even remember what they did while drunk. You need a team that can explain to the jury why, when alcohol is involved, there is almost always a question of consent.
These are just a few examples of the defenses that the Golden Law team is prepared to bring to your case. And in the end, the best defense is the best defense counsel. We are ready to defend you against these scary accusations.
