Fort Myers Criminal Defense Lawyer

If you or someone you know has been accused of rape, immediate action must be taken and a criminal defense lawyer at Voelker Law can help you. We offer a free confidential case evaluation to discuss your rape charges to determine what we can do for you. As experienced lawyers, we understand just how serious these accusations charges are and what it means to be labeled as a sex offender. We want to protect your reputation and your future by providing you with the competent legal representation that you require.

When you work with a Fort Myers criminal defense attorney at our firm, you'll have the benefit of our over 100 years of combined legal experience working for you. You'll also have the advantage of our team approach, which we use in order to bring our individual strengths and collective knowledge into our client's cases. All of this helps to ensure that we provide only the highest quality legal counsel.

Consent is the entire premise on which a rape charge is based. Rape, termed sexual battery in Florida statutes, is basically non-consensual sexual intercourse (including oral, anal, or vaginal intercourse or penetration). Non-consent from a person does not necessarily mean that they said "no" or fought back. A person who is unconscious or drugged cannot consent to sexual activity, and a person who is under the age of 18 cannot legally give his or her consent to sexual activity. The same applies to a person who has a mental disease or defect.

As such, a defense lawyer will need to prove that: sexual intercourse or penetration did not actually occur, the victim had an ulterior motive to make a false allegation of rape, or the victim actually gave consent. These are just three of the strategies a lawyer may employ in defending a client, and the actual defense strategy to be utilized will be determined only after a careful review of your particular charges and the evidence involved.

At Voelker Law, our attorneys defend clients facing statutory rape, date rape, spousal rape and sexual battery charges throughout all of Lee County including Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Bonita Springs, and the surrounding areas.

Contact a Rape Crimes lawyers in Fort Myers at Voelker Law today to discuss your legal situation.