Tucson Child Abuse Lawyer

Once cases involving child abuse get started, they can take on a momentum of their own. A child may embellish or fabricate statements about a parent, typically owing to the influence or urging of another authority figure, that can snowball into criminal charges for an act that was either innocuous or did not happen in the first place.

In these cases, it is important for individuals suspected of child abuse to hire an experienced criminal defense attorney who will go on the offensive and will aggressively protect their rights. At The Law Office of Richard L. Lougee, lawyer Rick Lougee has defended individuals charged with child abuse for more than 30 years in Arizona and New Mexico, and serves as an expert witness and consultant on child abuse cases nationwide.

If it is possible to keep charges from being filed, you can avoid a dire situation. If charges are filed, you can hire an attorney who will provide effective criminal defense and peace of mind. As soon as you learn you are being investigated for child abuse or a sexual crime involving a minor, contact our Tucson child abuse attorney at The Law Office of Richard L. Lougee.

Investigations of Child Abuse Cases

Child abuse cases are usually investigated and prosecuted by the same people assigned to investigate child sexual abuse allegations. The same presumptions, false science and disdain for facts often infect these cases, just as they do the cases involving sexual allegations.

A favorite syndrome (where cause is presumed from a set of symptoms) is Shaken Baby Syndrome. Often, where a child has fallen innocently and sustained a head injury or a brain injury, a team of "child advocates" including pediatricians and radiologists will initiate a criminal prosecution against the child's caretaker claiming the case has all the marking characteristics of abusive shaking, and will claim there is no explanation consistent with the innocence of the accused.

These are extraordinarily difficult cases to defend and require attorneys with extensive experience in cases involving advocacy evidence and pseudo-scientific theories such as syndrome evidence.

Contact Tucson Shaken Baby Syndrome Attorneys

Contact our Tucson shaken baby syndrome lawyers at The Law Office of Richard L. Lougee for a free initial consultation and to speak with an experienced criminal defense lawyer about your felony criminal defense. Call 520-777-9667 or toll-free at 866-958-9975 to schedule an appointment. When your life is at stake, get the defense you deserve.