Aggravated Indecent Assault

Aggravated Indecent Assault Arrest in Pennsylvania

When you are just accused of  aggravated indecent assault in Pennsylvania, you need to take immediate action to protect your life:  your reputation at home and at work;  your liberty; and your future.  Learn more about the Pennsylvania laws regarding Aggravated Indecent Assault below.   When the threat of prosecution for aggravated indecent assault is real, you need to look for best options and find a top Pennsylvania sex crimes legal team to fight for you. 

The moment you are accused of aggravated indecent assault in Pennsylvania is the moment that you need to reach out to an experienced Pennsylvania Sex Crimes Criminal Defense Team.  It is only natural you are looking for the best options; the best strategies and the best outcome.   The best way for finding the right attorney for you is to speak with them and making the decision for yourself.  Before you say one word; contact our team. 

We are skilled criminal defense attorneys in Pennsylvania and experienced in handling the most serious sex crimes and violent crimes cases.  Our job is to protect you, contest the evidence, contest the legality of any alleged admissions or search and seizure, protect your right to remain silent, and put the burden on the Commonwealth to prove their allegations.  Look to Lee Ciccarelli and his team of experienced, aggressive criminal defense lawyers to fight for you when it matters.   Contact us today 24/7 by email or at (215) 515-6111. 

§ 3125.  Aggravated indecent assault.

        (a)  Offenses defined.–Except as provided in sections 3121 (relating to rape), 3122.1 (relating to statutory sexual assault), 3123 (relating to involuntary deviate sexual intercourse) and 3124.1 (relating to sexual assault), a person who engages in penetration, however slight, of the genitals or anus of a complainant with a part of the person’s body for any purpose other than good faith medical, hygienic or law enforcement procedures commits aggravated indecent assault if:

  • (1)  the person does so without the complainant’s consent;
  • (2)  the person does so by forcible compulsion;
  • (3)  the person does so by threat of forcible compulsion that would prevent resistance by a person of reasonable resolution;
  • (4)  the complainant is unconscious or the person knows that the complainant is unaware that the penetration is occurring;
  • (5)  the person has substantially impaired the complainant’s power to appraise or control his or her conduct by administering or employing, without the knowledge of the complainant, drugs, intoxicants or other means for the purpose of preventing resistance;
  • (6)  the complainant suffers from a mental disability which renders him or her incapable of consent;
  • (7)  the complainant is less than 13 years of age; or
  • (8)  the complainant is less than 16 years of age and the person is four or more years older than the complainant and the complainant and the person are not married to each other.
  •  (b)  Aggravated indecent assault of a child.–A person commits aggravated indecent assault of a child when the person violates subsection (a)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) and the complainant is less than 13 years of age.
  •  (c)  Grading and sentences.–
  •     (1)  An offense under subsection (a) is a felony of the  second degree.
  •     (2)  An offense under subsection (b) is a felony of the  first degree.

Our team of Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyers are working on your Aggravated Indecent Assault case so that you have the benefit of several attorneys including Lee and using their combined efforts and experience to get you the justice you and your family need.  Get Justice. 

We defend individuals accused of Aggravated Indecent Assault and their families throughout Pennsylvania including but not limited to:  Allentown, Altoona,  Bethlehem, Bloomsburg, Carlisle, Chambersburg, Coudersport, Danville, Downingtown, Doylestown, Dubois, Easton, East Stroudsburg, Gettysburg, Harrisburg, Hazleton, Hershey, Johnstown, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehighton, Levittown, Lewisburg, Lewistown, Lock Haven,  Media, Middleburg, Norristown, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Pottstown, Pottsville, Reading, Selinsgrove, Scranton, Somerset, Springfield, State College, Sunbury, Towanda, Upper Darby, Wellsboro, West Chester, Willow Grove, Wilkes-Barre, Williamsport and York.  Our Philadelphia Center City location is:  Two Penn Center Plaza, Suite 200, Philadelphia, PA  and we make ourselves available to meet with you locally throughout Pennsylvania.  Our business and mailing address is 135 East State Street, Kennett Square PA 19348 in Chester County Pennsylvania.

When you have been accused of a Aggravated Indecent Assault in Pennsylvania, you need justice; and you need a top criminal defense lawyer with years of experience winning the tough cases:  contact the Justice for the Accused Criminal defense team today.  Contact us 24/7 at (215) 515-6111.