NYC & Westchester Prostitution Defense Lawyers
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Arrested for Patronizing a Prostitute?
Call Our Prostitution Defense Lawyers:
NYC: (212) 858-0503
Westchester: (914) 574-8330
New York Patronizing A Prostitute Charges
Our experienced New York City criminal defense attorneys and Westchester criminal defense lawyers have successfully handled hundreds of cases in the New York, Westchester and Rockland courts involving prostitution. We know that being arrested for patronizing a prostitute is embarrassing and it is even difficult to contact a criminal defense attorney. Our New York criminal defense attorneys handle numerous calls which start out the same “I am so embarrassed, I made a big mistake, and I don’t know where to begin”. Our lawyers have the experience to get you through this process discretely.
Whether you were caught patronizing a prostitute on the street, were caught in a massage parlor or on an online sting through craigslist or backpage.com, don’t worry your life is not over. Our criminal defense attorneys believe that prostitution should be legal and that you are a victim of a legal system that has no business being involved in people’s personal lives.
Our New York and Westchester criminal defense lawyers often get these charges reduced to non-criminal offenses with a small fine and no criminal record. Our attorneys have helped numerous professionals from avoiding license inquiries and know how to handle these cases so wives and girlfriends don’t find out. More often than not, with the help of our criminal defense attorneys, this will be only a bad memory with no permanent consequence on your life.
Our lawyers regularly handle cases in all of the New York City Courts including the Bronx, Manhattan and Queens. We also handle cases in Westchester including the Criminal Courts in White Plains, Yonkers, Elmsford, Greenburgh, Rye, Port Chester, Scarsdale, Hartsdale, Bronxville, Pelham, Mount Kisco, Mount Vernon, Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Irvington and New Rochelle. We also handle criminal cases in Rockland including Nyack, Monsey, Spring Valley, Clarkstown and New City.
We Will Not Judge You
We Can Get You Through This – Your Life Will Go On
The initial arrest is the usually worst part of being arrested for a prostitution charge. Yes, you will have to go to Court to face the charge, but so long as the prostitute was not underage or a victim of human trafficking, the good news is we can normally get you through the criminal process, without jail, and often without a criminal record. You made a mistake and it does not have to ruin your life. Our criminal defense attorneys fight hard to make sure that our clients are treated fairly by the system. Fortunately, most District Attorney’s office, have programs that are meant to educate, such as presentations about the dangers of prostitution and sexual disease, often called “John’s School”, or programs where you take a confidential blood test to see if you contracted a sexual disease. These programs are meant to raise awareness of the risks of prostitution and unsafe sex practices in general. Our attorneys are regulars in the New York City and Westchester criminal courts and know the system.
We Are Here For You
No matter how you got arrested, our Westchester and Manhattan criminal defense attorneys have the experience to get you through this process. We understand that maybe you were lonely, or maybe you were going through a difficult time and had a lapse in judgment. No matter how you got wrapped up in a criminal charge, our attorneys can help you through this process. Our attorneys have the experience to successfully handle any type of prosecution charge.
Online Stings
Law enforcement in recent years have set up fake ads which advertise sexual services and then when someone shows up the police are there. Usually these stings are meant to send a message and scare men from looking for sex on line. If you don’t already have a criminal record, the ultimate goal of these stings is often to scare you, and the prosecutors are often willing to reduce the charges to a non-criminal offense. So if you were arrested in an online sex sting in New York City or Westchester, call our prostitution defense attorneys today.
Massage Parlor Arrests
Often massage parlors and spas, offer “happy endings” and in New York City, especially Manhattan and Queens, these spas and massage parlors are frequently fronts for prostitution. Most of these establishments do not have surveillance cameras which record what happened in the room where the “massage” took place. So unless you actually admitted that you were engaged in prostitution, then there is no proof. So even if you were caught in a raid on a massage parlor or spa, it is often a defensible case, due to lack of proof, and the prosecutors know that. So as long as you kept your mouth shut, you have a good chance of getting through this unscathed.
Strip Club Raids
If you were in a private show, which went a little to far and the police did a sweep, you may be facing a prostitution charge. The good news is that while you may have been arrested, the men who frequent strip joints aren’t the prime targets of these raids. The main objective of law enforcement is usually to close the place down. This means that the prosecutors are often willing to make a deal with you. Also, most of these places don’t have cameras in the private or VIP rooms, which creates problems of proof for the prosecution. That means there is difficulty in proving a case, so long as you didn’t admit to engaging in sexual acts for money.
Gay Bars
It does not matter to our attorneys if you are gay or straight. If you hire us, you are our client and our job is to get you through the criminal process with as little collateral damage to your life as possible.
Street Encounters
While these types of arrests are less common than they used to be because sex work has largely moves on line or into establishments, our attorneys have extensive experience in defending people who are charged with loitering for prostitution. If you were caught in a sting, with an undercover officer posing as a prostitute, that still does not mean you are going to jail. Our attorneys have experience in handling these cases and bringing them to a good resolution.
Law Office of Michael H. Joseph, PLLC
The Law Office of Michael H. Joseph, PLLC, has been helping injured victims recover compensation for their injuries for over 25 years. Our attorneys are members of several prestigious organizations, including:
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association
- American Association for Justice
- New York County Bar Association
- Westchester County Bar Association
To request your free initial consultation with our team, call our New York City office at (212) 858-0503 or our White Plains office at (914) 574-8330. You can also request a case review online.
