Rape Law
 
State of Oklahoma v. John Fitgerald Neloms, jr.

Norman, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first degree rape in violation of 21 O.S. 1114. In the early morning hours of November 21, 2007, four-year-old B.N. was sleeping on the floor of her family's living room in an apartment in Norman, Oklahoma. Her siblings and parents were asleep in their respective bedrooms. B.N.'s mother allowed B.N. to sleep in the

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State of Oklahoma v. Luis Jimenez

Guymon, Oklalhoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: First Degree Rape, in violation of 21 O.S. 1114. ¶4 Jimenez now seeks a writ of certiorari raising two propositions of error each complaining of ineffective assistance of plea counsel. After thorough consideration of the entire record before us on appeal, including the original record, transcripts, and Jime

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State of Oklahoma v. K.R.A.V.H.

Sapulpa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer Ben Waters represents the Defendant charged with child abuse. Reported by Kent Morlan 21 O.S. § 843.5 (OSCN 2026), Abuse of Elderly or Disabled Persons or Children A. Any person who shall willfully or maliciously engage in child abuse, as

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State of Oklahoma v. Ryan Wayne Davis

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer M.J. Denman represented the Defendant charged with first degree rape in violaiton of 21 O.S. 1114.9 and incest in violation of 21 O.S. 885. Reported by Kent Morlan

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State of Oklahoma v. James Beaver

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with rape by instrumentation. Digested by: Kent Morlan James Beaver, a float nurse at Hillcrest Hospital and St. Francis Hospital accused of having sex with one or more patients.

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Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Sadiki Roger

Louisville, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree rape. Reported by: Kent Morlan On August 27, 2022, around 7:00 p.m., Roger and another man went to an apartment in search of Roger's friend Frederick. Residing in the apartment at the tim

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State of Ohio v. Nicholas Musarra

Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with rape. Reported by: Kent Morlan The evidence at trial showed that Doe and Musarra had several drinks after work one night and that afterwards, Musarra drove the two of them to his home in Doe's car. The plan

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United States of America v. David Courvelle

Lafayette, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Abuse of a Ward. Reported by: Kent Morlan David Courvelle, 56, a former Contract Detention Officer at the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Basile, Louisiana, engaged in prohibited sexu

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State of Oklahoma v. Tyler Evan Gafford

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: RAPE- FIRST DEGREE, in violation of 21 O.S. 1114.A, Class: A2 DOMESTIC ASSAULY AND BATTERY BY STRANGULATION, in violation of 21 O.S. 644.J, Class: B5

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State of Oregon v. Aguilar-Pineda

Hillsboro, Oregon, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree rape. ORS 163.375; one count of first-degree sodomy, ORS 163.405; two counts of second-degree rape, ORS 163.365; two counts of first-degree sexual abuse, ORS 163.427; and two counts of luring a minor, ORS 167.057. The conduct for which defendant was convicted arose out of defendant’s alleged long-term

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United States of America v. Jac Archer, Justice Forral, and Bajun Mavalwalla II

Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiring to impede law enforcement officers or injure property used in the execution of their duties. Reported by Kent Morlan Jac Archer, Justice Forral, and Bajun Mavalwalla Ii Archer, Forral, and M

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State of Washington v. Hayden Aaron Erlandson

Yakima, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with econd degree attempted rape of a child and communicating with a minor for immoral purposes, following a “Net Nanny” sting operation where he communicated with an undercover officer posing as a 13-year-old girl. Reported by More...   $ (06-16-2026 - WA)

The People v. Nick Pasqual

Los Angeles, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted murder and forcible rape. Reported by Kent Morlan Actor Nick Pasqual was accused of first-degree residential burglary and multiple counts of injuring a spouse, cohabitant, fiance's, boyfr

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State of Oklahoma v. Robert Tryon

Pawnee, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first-degree rape. Reported by Kent Morlan

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State of Oklahoma v. C.D.O.

Stillwater, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with domestic assault and batter by strangulation in violation of 21 O.S. 644, which provides: A. Assault shall be punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding ninety (90) days, or by a fine not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. B. Assault and battery shal

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Kim Sue Brown v. State of New York

Albany, New York, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking to recover damages for having been repeated raped while incarcerated. Reported by Kent Morlan Kim Sue Brown sued the State of New York seeking damages under the Asult Survivors Act seeking damages for alleged rape and sexual assault inflicted upon her while she was incarcerated at Albion Correctional Facility betwee

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State of Oklahoma v. Glenn Fiifi Coussey Garbrath

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree rape and possession of child pornography. By Kent Morlan

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United States of America v. Adrienne Rosse

Memphis, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with cyberstalking. Adrienne Rosse, 37, of Arlington, Tennessee, Adrienne Rosse’s husband, Charles Rosse, is being prosecuted by the Shelby County District Attorneys’ Office for charges of rape and sexual battery. A 2023 trial on those charges resulted in a mistrial due to a hung jury. The Assistant District Attor

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State of Maryland v. Michael Maurice Johnson

Baltimore, Maryland, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged two counts of first-degree rape and one count of first-degree assault. Michael Maurice Johnson was accused of attacking his girlfriend in Baltimore County in 2024.

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State of North Carolina v. Peter Alphonso Blake

Smithfield, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with forceable rape, first-degree kidnapping, first-degree burglary and involuntary sexual servitude. Peter Alphonso Blake, age 33, is a former police officer, is accused of breaking into a home on April 8 with the intention of raping and subjecting the victim to sexual servitude.

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United States of America v. Jonathan Lamar Wooten

Albany, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. There was a bank shooting in Tallahassee, Florida, on May 5, 2023, in which Jonathan Lamar Wooten, aka “Chico,” 53, of Thomasville, was allegedly involved and now is facing state charges in Florida for attempted murder, aggravated battery and possession of a firearm

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United States of America v. James Strahler

Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making obscene or harassing phone calls, engaging in interstate domestic violence, and selling/transferring obscene matter. James Strahler II, 37, of Columbus, installed more than 24 AI platforms and more than 100 AI web-based models on his phone. The defendant used telephone calls, voicemails, text messages and web

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State of Florida v. Nelson Nunez and Jusiah Jones

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with rape. Nelson Nunez, 13, and Jusiah Jones, 12, accused of raping a 12-year-old girl. Nunez, Jones and Xavier Tyson, 15, were charged with sexual battery, kidnapping and false imprisonment. Nunez, Jones and Xavier Tyson, 15, were charged with sexual battery, kidnapping and false imprisonment. The Defendant w

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State of Louisiana v. Dwight David Celestine

Lafayette, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with rape. The crime occurred on April 21, 2019 at the victim’s home in Youngsville, and the victim was at home in bed when the incident occurred. The case was immediately reported by the victim and was investigated by the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office. The Celestine claimed he was intoxicated and “pro

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United States of America v. Russell Lee Stanley

Mobile, Atlanta, criminal defense lawyers Chris Vrieze and Kyle Henderson represented the Defendant charged with failure to register as a sex offender. Russell Lee Stanley, 46, was convicted of Forcible Sexual Intercourse – Rape on October 3, 2011, in Harrison County, Mississippi. He was sentenced to 25 years’ incarceration, with 12 years to serve day-for-day, and the remaining 13 years su

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