Sexual Battery Defense in Sacramento and Placer County
A sexual battery accusation can affect every part of a person’s life before the case is ever resolved in court. Even when the allegation involves a brief encounter, a misunderstanding, or conflicting versions of what happened, the accusation alone can create immediate damage to a person’s reputation, employment, family relationships, and future.
In California, sexual battery is prosecuted under Penal Code section 243.4. The charge generally involves an allegation that someone touched another person’s intimate body part against that person’s will for the purpose of sexual arousal, sexual gratification, or sexual abuse. Depending on the facts, sexual battery may be