{"id":578,"date":"2019-02-14T10:32:41","date_gmt":"2019-02-14T15:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stpetersburgsexcrimeslawyer.com\/?p=578"},"modified":"2024-09-06T12:28:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T16:28:44","slug":"court-explains-what-constitutes-a-substantial-step-towards-a-sex-crime-in-florida-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stpetersburgcriminalattorney.net\/blog\/court-explains-what-constitutes-a-substantial-step-towards-a-sex-crime-in-florida-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Court Explains What Constitutes a Substantial Step Towards a Sex Crime in Florida Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If the state or government believes a person tried to lure a minor to engage in a sexual relationship, the person can be charged with attempt to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity, which is a crime, despite the fact that no actual contact between the person and minor ever occurred. The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently evaluated what constituted sufficient evidence of an attempt to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity in a <a href=\"http:\/\/media.ca11.uscourts.gov\/opinions\/unpub\/files\/201810440.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">case<\/a> arising out of a Florida District Court. If you live in St. Petersburg and are charged with a sex crime, it is wise to meet with a St. Petersburg sex crime defense attorney to discuss the charges you face and the evidence the state may use against you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Defendant\u2019s Alleged Crimes and Conviction<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is alleged the defendant had online communications with an undercover agent posing as a 13-year-old girl. The defendant and the agent communicated through multiple social media applications, where the agent used the name JMK. The conversations were graphic and sexually explicit. The defendant stated that he liked that JMK was young and described the sexual acts he wanted to perform with JMK. The defendant also sent JMK pornographic videos and pictures, including child pornography, and asked her if she wanted to perform the acts depicted in the videos. He also frequently told JMK he was old enough to be her father.<\/p>\n<p>Reportedly, the defendant then stated he wanted to be with JMK regardless of whether her mother was home and stated he did not care what society thought. They began discussing the defendant traveling to Florida to have sex with JMK and the details of his visit. The defendant never traveled to Florida but was arrested at his home once the agent determined his identity. He was charged with multiple crimes, including attempting to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity, which he appealed arguing there was insufficient evidence to prove he took substantial acts towards the offense.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stpetersburgcriminalattorney.net\/blog\/court-explains-what-constitutes-a-substantial-step-towards-a-sex-crime-in-florida-case\/#more-578\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If the state or government believes a person tried to lure a minor to engage in a sexual relationship, the person can be charged with attempt to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity, which is a crime, despite the fact that no actual contact between the person and minor ever occurred. 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