If you touch a person fourteen (14) years of age or older on portions of the body considered private in an inappropriate or sexual manner without their permission, you can be charged with Indecent Assault and Battery. If the person is under the age of fourteen (14) the consequences of a conviction can be much more severe. This is a serious charge, and a conviction means that you face imprisonment, fines and mandated registration on Sex Offender Registry lists.

You need an experienced lawyer who will fight the charges and negotiate the best possible outcome. Call Kathleen McCarthy, Massachusetts Indecent Assault and Battery Criminal Defense Lawyer at 978-975-8060 or contact Kathleen McCarthy online.

Kathleen McCarthy will conduct a thorough investigation of the incident, determine if the arrest was made properly, and challenge the legality of the arrest if your Constitutional rights were violated. She will examine every possible avenue of defense. She will work with prosecutors to get charges reduced to simple assault, making it a misdemeanor, get charges dismissed if at all possible, or have the sexual assault portion of the charges dismissed so that sentencing is for a lesser charge.

A conviction of an Indecent Assault and Battery charge will result in your name being included on Sex Registry lists, which are posted online and available for anyone to see. Often, letters about the offense will be sent to your community, and your ability to work, travel, and decide where you live will be seriously jeopardized. This is a list that follows you throughout your entire life. Indecent Assault and Battery charge is something you must take very seriously.

Do note talk with anyone, even if you feel what you are going to say is going to help you. Do not discuss anything - and only speak with your lawyer. Don't sign ANYTHING - not until your attorney reviews it and gives you the go ahead.

The stakes are high if you have been accused of indecent assault and battery. You want to hire an experienced, aggressive Massachusetts Indecent Assault and Battery Criminal Defense Lawyer who will thoroughly investigate the charges, relentlessly negotiate for you and defend you in every step of the criminal justice system. Contact Massachusetts Criminal Defense Lawyer Kathleen McCarthy today at 978-975-8060 or contact Kathleen McCarthy online.