Misdemeanor Assault with “Sexual Motivation” In February 2014, Michael McNearney was in the lounge of a local Spokane hotel with his date. It was later reported that he and his female companion made unwelcome sexual comments to a cocktail waitress. At some point the waitress walked past Mr. McNearney and he reached under her server Read More…
Category: Legal News
Tales from the [Criminal] Trenches
“Get Immunity!” A very recent appellate case, State v. Powell, at 193 Wn.App. 112 (March 2016), touches on many issues commonly seen in Special Sex Offender Sentencing Alternative (“SSOSA”) cases. Ironically, Steven Craig Powell (“Mr. Powell”) had not received a SSOSA, but, instead, a 30-month prison sentence after conviction to 12 counts of voyeurism. After Read More…
Behavior Changes in Child Sexual Abuse Cases
Behavior Changes in Child Sexual Abuse Cases Our client was accused of sexually touching another juvenile when our client was fourteen and the other juvenile was more than 36 months younger than our client. In Washington State, children under the “age of consent” (16) could have sexual contact that is not considered criminal. However, the Read More…