Sexual Assault / Sexual Battery

Wais Azami is a great criminal attorney who routinely defends against charges such as “sexual battery” in California. Mr. Azami has years of experience as one of the OC’s top criminal defense lawyers. We specially cater to the residents of Garden Grove, Anaheim, Santa Ana, Costa Mesa, Fullerton, Westminster, Tustin and Huntington Beach. We are centrally-located to all courts in OC.

A sexual battery charge may be filed as a misdemeanor or a felony!

CA Penal Code 243.4 defines sexual battery (sexual assault) as

• touching the intimate parts of another person,
• against the person’s will,
• for the purposes of sexual gratification, sexual arousal, or sexual abuse

Defenses to charges of sexual assault under PC 243.4

• It wasn’t you.
• It was consensual.
• It was not for sexual purposes.
• The touching was not of the intimate parts of another.

Penalties for charges of sexual assault under PC 243.4:

A misdemeanor sexual battery conviction carries a maximum county jail sentence of either:

• 6 months or one (1) year, depending on the circumstances, and
• Fine of up to $2,000 ($3,000 if victim was your employee)

A felony conviction exposes you to a state prison sentence of:

• 2, 3, 4 years,
• Fine of up to $10,000
• Immigration Consequences
• Disqualification from Public Assistance Programs potentially
• 10 years to lifetime of registration on the National Sex Offender Registry

Sexual Batttery under Penal Code 243.4:

California defines sexual battery under penal code section 243.4 and lists its elements and penalties.

Have you been accused of sexual batter or sexual assault?

Call the Law Offices of Wais Azami at (714) 321-9999. Or schedule a free consultation with our sexual assault lawyer in Orange County here. We will generate a defense plan which aims to get the charges dismissed, reduced, and/or the consequences mitigated.