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Pappalardo Firm Successful in SORA Modification Petition in Westchester

On October 23, Pappalardo & Pappalardo was successful in having the SORA sex offender risk level modified for client J.M. J.M. has been dutifully registering for more than two decades as a Level 2...

How to Lower Your SORA Sex Offender Registration Level

When a person convicted of a sex offense is sentenced, or when that person is released from prison, there will be a hearing to determine his or her level of registration pursuant to the Sex Offender R...

Sex Offender Registration Laws Are Outdated and Need Changing for Child Pornography Offenses

In New York, persons convicted of certain sexual offenses are required to register under the Sex Offender Registration Act, also referred to as "SORA" or "Megan's Law." The primary way a court determi...

High-Risk HIV Among Incarcerated Populations: Reasons for Prevention Challenges

Incarcerated individuals as a group have one of the highest risks for HIV infection in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the rate of diagnosed HIV i...

Sextortion and Revenge Porn: What You Need to Know About Possible Changes to the Law

In his “State of the State” address in early January, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his intention to make changes to the criminal justice system – including enacting legislation which would...

NY’s Governor to Push to Criminalize Revenge Porn, Provide More Discovery to Defense Attorneys

Earlier this month during his “State of the State” address, Governor Andrew Cuomo detailed various efforts on his 2018 agenda that would impact the criminal justice system. One such effort would be...

A Unique Re-entry Guide for Registrants on the Sex Offender Registry

“Sex offender” can be a very jarring term. Consequently, attention given to this term centers around the offense and the people who caused harm. However, people required to register on sex offender re...

In the Supreme Court: How Sex Offender Regulations Have Been Based On Flawed Science

It’s commonly assumed that individuals who commit sex offenses are highly likely to re-offend and cannot be cured of their sexually deviant thoughts and actions. These ideas are the driving force behi...

Clients Busted in Internet Sex Sting

Our attorneys were able to negotiate “B” misdemeanor dispositions with no jail, no counseling, and no probation for clients accused in Internet sting operations of arranging and showing up to meet a p...

Westchester Taxi Driver Falsely Accused of Raping Woman in Back of Cab

A White Plains taxi driver was the victim of false allegations that he raped a New Rochelle woman in a church parking lot when the woman couldn’t pay her fare. The man was accused of getting into the...

Woman Lies About Threesome, Cries Rape

A New York City working man and his fiancé were accompanied home by a female. After the three participated in consensual adult activity, the woman later accused the client of forcible rape. Our attorn...

Putnam County Teen Falsely Accused of Forcible Rape

This young man lived with his mom and was a conscientious student. Yet the two of them were still struggling with the death of their father/husband who had passed just a year earlier. The false allega...

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