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Sexual Battery By Authority Figure

By Baker Associates

a href="http://www.joebakerlaw.com/html/meet.html">Tennessee criminal defense attorneys are experienced in defending sex crime cases. Under Tennessee law, teachers, coaches, priests, police and other authority figures are held to a higher standard when it comes to sexual battery. Sexual battery by an authority figure is considered to be more serious than regular sexual battery. These types of cases are highly discussed, and seem to be in the news frequently. Sexual battery by an authority figure is unlawful sexual contact with a victim by the defendant or the defendant by a victim accompanied by the following circumstances: ? The victim was, at the time of the offense, thirteen (13) years of age or older but less then eighteen (18) years of age; or ? The victim was, at the time of the offense, mentally defective, mentally incapacitated or physically helpless, regardless of age; and, ? The defendant was at the time of the offense in a position of trust, or had supervisory or disciplinary power over the victim by virtue of the defendant's legal, professional or occupational status and used the position of trust or power to accomplish the sexual contact; or ? The defendant had, at the time of the offense, parental or custodial authority over the victim and used the authority to accomplish the sexual contact...continue to full post

Full post as published by Tennessee Criminal Lawyer Blog on April 22, 2008 (boomark / email).