Blog posts in Sexual Assault

Each state has a sex offender registration program. In Texas, our program is covered under Chapter 62 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. There are a ...

Surely, you’re familiar with the term “domestic violence.” Here in Texas, our state and courts refer to domestic violence as “family violence” but ...

Sexual assault is covered under Section 22.011 of the Texas Penal Code. Within this statute, there are a number of ways that someone can sexually ...

There are a number of ways that drugs are linked to crime in Texas and throughout the United States. In the U.S., it’s illegal to possess, use, ...

The “age of consent” refers to the legal age to have sexual intercourse. If you are interested in a younger person, or if you are dating someone who ...

We’re all familiar with the term “rape” and what it implies, so how does the state of Texas punish those who commit the offense of rape? Instead of ...

While date rape can apply to people of all ages, more often than not, it’s teens and college students who are accused of date rape. Since the whole ...

Each state has created its own language in reference to violent crimes. You may be familiar with the terms assault and battery , which are the most ...

In Texas, the term “sexual assault” is used in place of the word rape; this term is not uncommon and many states use sexual assault to describe rape. ...