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In North Carolina, the line between “viewing” and “possessing” child pornography isn’t always clear-cut, especially when it comes to digital content. If someone intentionally views child pornography online, that can sometimes count as possession under the law, because viewing on a device often creates temporary files or cache – files that technically can be…

Yes, some people on the North Carolina sex offender registry can petition a Superior Court judge to end the registration requirement. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-208.12A allows this in limited situations, usually after a long period of compliance and with proof that the person is no longer a public safety threat. Some offenders with…

At Marcilliat & Mills, PLLC, our experienced Charlotte criminal defense attorneys know challenging DNA evidence in a sex crime case requires a strategic and multifaceted approach, given the weight such evidence can carry in court. However, this potential defense strategy is unique to each case because the circumstances surrounding the collection, handling, and analysis…

At Marcilliat & Mills PLLC, our Raleigh defense attorneys know that few criminal offenses carry more stigma than sex crimes. Even if you have been convicted of a sex crime and paid your debt to society through jail time and post-release legal requirements, the consequences remain. In North Carolina, being convicted of a sex crime has…

At Marcilliat & Mills PLLC, our Raleigh criminal defense attorneys know that being accused of a sex crime is life-changing for any of our North Carolina residents, as the stigma of impropriety related to sexual offenses — even when they are false can disrupt the individual’s personal and professional life today, and continue to follow them…

Marriage changes everything. In North Carolina, it transforms the act of statutory rape of a girl of 15 into a legal act. In other words, you can’t be charged with statutory rape of a girl 15 years or younger if you are less than six years younger than the girl or legally married to…

If you’re among those who believe that Bill Cosby is probably guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting women, the news that his conviction has been overturned may be infuriating. The comedian, now 83, was convicted in the case of a Temple University employee who said that Cosby drugged and molested her at his mansion…

CHARLOTTE N.C. – Officers of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department have arrested a limo driver for allegedly raping and strangling a female passenger. CMPD said that 37-year-old limo driver, Albeno Maywal, allegedly picked up a 45-year-old woman along North Tryon Street in uptown Charlotte on December 23, 2019. According to police, Maywal then allegedly raped and assaulted the…

GREENSBORO N.C. – A former teacher at Northern Guilford Middle School was arrested by police for allegedly committing statutory rape against a 15-year-old student while she was a teacher at the school. Deputies of the Guilford County Sherrif’s office arrested 41-year-old Carly Smith after investigating the allegations. According to reports, Ms. Smith allegedly had an inappropriate relationship with…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Police have charged a 43-year-old man with sexual exploitation of a minor for the alleged possession and distribution of explicit material that involved children. The suspect, Ala Areef Abukhalaf, was taken into custody in connection with an assault incident on Pineville-Matthews Road in south Charlotte. When police responded to the assault call, they found…