Criminal defense attorney Michael Becker explains who can be arrested for the California crime of "solicitation of a minor", and the top 3 legal defenses for someone falsely accused of this crime.

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Soliciting a minor is a very serious crime to be accused of in California. The law defines solicitation of a minor as an adult arranging to meet up with someone under the age of 18 in order to partake in sexual acts. Just arranging with the minor to meet up is enough to be convicted of this crime, no sexual acts are necessary.

As serious as charges of soliciting a minor are, there are many people who are falsely accused of this crime, and it's the job of a skilled and experienced criminal defense attorney help fight these false accusations for their clients, and get the charges reduced or dismissed.

3 common defenses to the crime of solicitation of a minor are:

1.) The police entrapped you, and you would have never had any interest in soliciting a minor if not for the actions of the police who forced you into the situation

2.) You had no intent of engaging in a sexual act with the minor, and you were just trying to meet up for other purposes such as friendship or buying girl scout cookies

3.) You were not the one who contacted the minor, and someone else broke into your home, hacked into your laptop, and impersonated you via the internet

If you or a loved one is charged with a crime we invite you to contact us at Shouse Law Group. We can provide a free consultation in office or by phone. We have local offices in Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley, Pasadena, Long Beach, Orange County, Ventura, San Bernardino, Rancho Cucamonga, Riverside, San Diego, Sacramento, Oakland, San Francisco, San Jose and throughout California.