Disclaimer - Results depend upon factors unique to each case and that results in one case do not predict similar results in others.
DISMISSED- Sexual Assault and Kidnapping, State v. Mr. R.
(Maricopa County Superior Court No. CR2006-172515): Mr. R. was at a bar when a young woman began “hitting” on him. They went out to his vehicle, and they engaged in consensual oral sex. The girl had been drinking heavily, then went back inside. When confronted by her friends, she said she was forced into having sex with Mr. R. The police came, contacted Mr. R. in the parking lot, and questioned him. He initially denied any sexual conduct (because he was married), then finally told them he had engaged in consensual sex. We were able to show that the police had lost audio and video recordings (and thereby destroyed evidence), combined with the alleged victim now claiming she was drunk and didn’t remember much of the incident at all. Ultimately the State moved to dismiss all charges just prior to trial. Mr. R. had been facing potentially over 30 years in prison.
DISMISSED – Sexual Assault, State v. Mr. T.
(DMC No. 3708): Mr. T. was going through a divorce, and his wife claimed he had sexually assaulted her 7 times over the last several months. She had not called police before, and claimed she was waiting to file for divorce. We were able to sit down with the County Attorney’s Office and explained this was clearly a ploy to use as leverage in the divorce proceedings. In addition, we retrieved the wife’s criminal history, which showed she had a felony conviction for theft. In the end, we convinced the County Attorney’s Office to dismiss all charges.
DISMISSED – Sexual Abuse, State v. Mr. J.
(DMC No. 3497): Mr. J. was accused of groping a male room service employee who showed up to his hotel suite. Mr. J. claimed the contact was consensual, and we were able to discuss this with the County Attorney and have all charges dismissed.
DISMISSED- Sexual Assault, State v. Mr. S.
(DMC No. 4219) (Maricopa County Superior Court No.: 2003-019710CR): Mr. S. was a massage therapist at a local resort. The allegedly victim had three (3) beers prior to having her massage (in which she requested a male masseuse). The alleged victim claimed that Mr. S had brushed her vagina one time, and then put his thumb in her vagina one time. The alleged victim then paid for the massage and left a tip for Mr. S, prior to reporting the incident. She then reported the incident and Mr. S was interviewed by police. He stated that the alleged victim was asleep, when she moved all of a sudden and he accidently brushed her vagina one time. We were able to discover that the alleged victim had made a prior sexual assault claim in the past, and had looked to file a civil suit for money. We were ultimately able to convince the State to dismiss all charges. This occurred after Mr. S had already spent several months in jail, and was facing years in prison.
