Sexual Assault Law
 
States of Oklahoma v. Michelle Christine Franklin

Claremore, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, eluding, and resisting. By Kent Morlan

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United States of America v. Jesse Williams Laws

Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged wityh a convicted sex offender with possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). By Kent Morlan Jesse William Laws, 46, of Leavenworth was indicted on one count of possession of child pornography. , Jesse William Laws, 46, of Leavenworth was accused of knowingly viewing or accessing CSAM in November 2025

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United States of America v. Jamon Charles Phetsacksith

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury in Indian Country. Reported by Kent Morlan Jamon Charles Phetsacksith, 27, was drinking and hanging out with his girlfriend. Phetsacksith had a key to his work and drove his girlfriend to pick up his paycheck

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United States of America v. Kasey Lynn Skaggs

Knoxville, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with interstate travel for the purpose of engaging in sexual contact with a minor and tampering with a victim to destroy evidence. By Kent Morlan Kasey Lynn Skaggs, 27, of Jacksonville, Florida, was indicted on two counts in the indictment charging her with one count of interstate travel for the purpose of engagi

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State of Oklahoma v.

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with: Count # 1. Count as Filed: SWIK, SHOOTING WITH INTENT TO KILL, in violation of 21 O.S. 652 A Date of Offense: 02/09/2025 Party Name Disposition Information SANCHEZ, OSMAN ORLANDO Disposed: CONVICTION, 05/01/2026. Guilty Plea Count as Disposed: AMENDED TO ASSAULT WITH DANGEROUS WEAPON(ABDGR) Violation o

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State of Texas v. Bernardo Gomez

El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual abuse of a child. By Kent Morlan Bernardo Gomez accused of sexually abusing a minor. In March 2020, a victim, who was 11 at the time, told their mother that Gomez had sexually abused them over multiple years, from when the victim was in kindergarten and continuing through fifth grade.

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United States of America v. Sadig Rauf Perry

Lafayette, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. By Kent Morlan This case arose from a parent reporting her 14-year-old daughter to have run away from home after the mother found her engaging in inappropriate communications with someone online claiming to be 18 years old. Shortly

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United States of America v. Avis Delynn Jones

Marshall, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and felony possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. By Kent Morlan On March 17, 2023, a search warrant was executed at Avis Delyn Jones’ University Avenue residence in Marshall resulting in the discovery of 440.7 grams of methamphetamine co

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State of Florida v. Craig Edward Leeks

Dade City, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder and improper exhibition of a firearm. The State charged Leeks with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated assault. His defense counsel moved to have him evaluated for competency, and the trial court granted the motion. The psychological evaluation concluded Leeks was competent to sta

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State of Oklahoma v. Gabiel Mercado

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: Count # 1. Count as Filed: CHGEN, CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5E Date of Offense: 09/01/2023 Mercado, Gabriel Disposed: CONVICTION, 04/27/2026. Nolo Contendere Plea Count as Disposed: CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE(CHGEN) Violation of 21 O.S. 843.5E Count # 2. Count as Filed: SEXB, SEXUAL BATTER

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State of Nevada v. Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse

Las Vegas, Nevada, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with multiple charges of sexual assault against Indigenous women and girls. Lee Chasing His Horse, age 48, an actor in Dances with Wolves and other projects, was charged with more than a dozen sexually related crimes.

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United States of America v. Duane Rouillard, III

Pierre, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault, resisting, and impeding a federal officer. In December 2022, Duane Rouillard, III, age 37, was in custody at the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Adult Correctional Facility, in Todd County, South Dakota. On the evening of December 29, 2022, Rouillard assaulted a corrections officer by punching him multiples times

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United States of America v. Adrienne Rosse

Memphis, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with cyberstalking. Adrienne Rosse, 37, of Arlington, Tennessee, Adrienne Rosse’s husband, Charles Rosse, is being prosecuted by the Shelby County District Attorneys’ Office for charges of rape and sexual battery. A 2023 trial on those charges resulted in a mistrial due to a hung jury. The Assistant District Attor

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State of Oklahoma v. A.J.M. and T.H.F.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with: Count # 1. Count as Filed: FORG, POSSESSION OF FORGED INSTRUMENTS, in violation of 21 O.S. 1579 J.Z.M. Date of Offense: 10/14/2025 Disposed: CONVICTION, 03/30/2026. Guilty Plea Count as Disposed: POSSESSION OF FORGED INSTRUMENTS(FORG) Violation of 21 O.S. 1579, which provides: A. Every person who has i

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State of Texas v. Angelina Hicks

Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with plotting to "kill as many Jews as possible" by driving a vehicle through the Congregation Beth Israel in Houston. Angelina Hicks, age 18, was arrested in North Carolina, and accused of felony conspiracy to commit murder and conspiracy to commit assault with a deadly weapon.

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United States of America v. Sergio Renato Tapia

San Antonio, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with threatening to murder a Federal Officer. Sergio Renato Tapia, 31, called the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park on July 24, 2023, and left a voicemail that included a violent threat to murder a National Park Service ranger. NPS rangers immediately recognized Tapia's voice and worked quickly with the U.

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State of Maryland v. Michael Maurice Johnson

Baltimore, Maryland, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged two counts of first-degree rape and one count of first-degree assault. Michael Maurice Johnson was accused of attacking his girlfriend in Baltimore County in 2024.

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State of North Carolina v. Peter Alphonso Blake

Smithfield, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with forceable rape, first-degree kidnapping, first-degree burglary and involuntary sexual servitude. Peter Alphonso Blake, age 33, is a former police officer, is accused of breaking into a home on April 8 with the intention of raping and subjecting the victim to sexual servitude.

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United States of America v. Tyrone K. Jefferson

Newport News, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank robbery with a deadly weapon and possessing and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to and furtherance of a crime of violence. yrone K. Jefferson, 38, worked for a rental car company where he had access to rental cars and license plates owned by the company. Jefferson stole several license plate

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United States of America v. Brian Lamont Turner

Charlottesville, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with prostitution racketeering and transporting prostitutes. On multiple occasions throughout 2023 and 2024, Brian Lamont Turner, 45, caused multiple adult victims to travel from the Commonwealth of Virginia to the States of North Carolina and South Carolina for the purpose of engaging in prostitution and other

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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Dieufort July

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with 22 crimes for the crash that injured five people, including six first-degree felonies for aggravated assault. Joly’s Haitian passport was taken into evidence upon his arrest. Police did not recover any weapons from his vehicle.

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United States of America v. Dr. Jonathan Wayne Morris

St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with health care fraud, and illegal prescribing of controlled substances. Dr. Jonathan Wayne Morris, 46, was indicted with 15 counts of illegal prescribing of controlled substances and 23 counts of health care fraud. Dr. Morris has owned Columbia Urgent Care since at least 2019. From at least May 1, 2019, through Apr

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United States of America v. John Gregory Garza

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with cyberstalking and two counts of Interstate Communication of Threat to Injure. John Gregory Garza, 25, of Chicago, used more than 18 alias accounts on Facebook to send threatening messages to numerous individuals. Two unrelated victims that lived in Tulsa were identified in Garza’s messaging. Both victims reporte

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State of Oklahoma v. Adrian Wayne Jackson

Muskogee, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer Kent Morlan represented Adrian Wayne Jackson who was charged with felony murder and possession of a firearm after former conviction of a felony. Adrian Jackson shot and killed Ben Howell during a confrontation between the two in Boynton, Oklahoma on May 8, 2026. Howell went to where Jackson was vi

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United States of America v. Adam Schlueter

Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexually and physically abusing two minors while he was stationed overseas with the U.S. Army. Adam Schlueter was stationed in Grafenwöhr, Germany from 2009 until 2013, while enlisted in the U.S. Army. In Germany, he physically, emotionally, and sexually abused two minor victims. At trial, both minors described be

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