{"id":6881,"date":"2025-01-27T04:48:56","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T10:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.lefantelaw.com\/?page_id=6881"},"modified":"2026-03-17T13:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T18:45:00","slug":"sexual-assault","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lefantelaw.com\/criminal-defense\/sexual-assault-lawyer-illinois\/","title":{"rendered":"Sexual Assault"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6881\" class=\"elementor elementor-6881\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64db1240 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"64db1240\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-766460c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"766460c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sexual Assault<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14497897 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"14497897\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c3ea4f8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4c3ea4f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de6c956 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de6c956\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A serious and increasingly common criminal charge, sexual assault generally refers to any crime in which the offender subjects the victim to unwanted and offensive sexual contact. Crimes include sexual harassment, groping, assault\/battery and attempted rape. Sexual assault accusations can also result in federal sexual abuse charges. Because of severe sentencing guidelines and the requirement to register as a sex offender, it is critical that an individual aggressively fight a sexual assault charge.<\/p><p>As with many sex crimes, sexual assault charges are often based only on the testimony of the accuser and may have little or no physical evidence. If you or someone you know is facing potential sexual assault charges, it\u2019s critical you work with a defense team that has the experience \u2013 and proven results \u2013 in these types of cases. LeFante Law Offices specializes in defending individuals charged with sexual assault and related charges. Our careful and skilled pre-trial research often results in the dropping of charges before trial. And, if a trial is necessary, we employ specific strategies in the defense of such charges that will result in a not-guilty verdict \u2013 or minimum penalty if convicted.<\/p><p><em>If you or someone you know is facing a sexual assault charge, fight back with the experienced Peoria sexual assault lawyers of LeFante Law Offices at 309-247-7758.\u00a0Or contact us electronically using\u00a0<a title=\"Contact\" href=\"https:\/\/lefantelaw.com\/contact\/\">this online form<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24f7870b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"24f7870b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-548a1a55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"548a1a55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"container\" data-elementor-id=\"5282\" class=\"elementor elementor-5282\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b47ec37 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7b47ec37\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45fd7f6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45fd7f6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Request Your Free Consultation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-666f4983 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"666f4983\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tell us about your case and our attorneys will contact you promptly<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a98a49c footerForm elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"a98a49c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe\n    src=\"https:\/\/link.resonatemarketing.com\/widget\/form\/u6jjdU25MpGPc2DclC4c\"\n    style=\"width:100%;height:100%;border:none;border-radius:0px\"\n    id=\"inline-u6jjdU25MpGPc2DclC4c\" \n    data-layout=\"{'id':'INLINE'}\"\n    data-trigger-type=\"alwaysShow\"\n    data-trigger-value=\"\"\n    data-activation-type=\"alwaysActivated\"\n    data-activation-value=\"\"\n    data-deactivation-type=\"neverDeactivate\"\n    data-deactivation-value=\"\"\n    data-form-name=\"Lefante form\"\n    data-height=\"654\"\n    data-layout-iframe-id=\"inline-u6jjdU25MpGPc2DclC4c\"\n    data-form-id=\"u6jjdU25MpGPc2DclC4c\"\n    title=\"Lefante form\"\n        >\n<\/iframe>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/link.resonatemarketing.com\/js\/form_embed.js\"><\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sexual Assault A serious and increasingly common criminal charge, sexual assault generally refers to any crime in which the offender subjects the victim to unwanted and offensive sexual contact. 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