Sex Crimes Attorney

Successfully defended E.L. in Essex County for allegations of shoplifting items in an amount that would have constituted a 3rd degree crime. Mr. Kessous was ultimately able to resolve the matter to a mere local ordinance/non-criminal violation of being loud in public and paid a fine of approximately $200.

Successfully defended K.T. for various driving infraction allegations within a municipal court in Middlesex County. The consequences were serious as our client was already on driving probation with the NJMVC (formerly DMV) where any “moving violation” would result in an extensive administrative suspension of J.T.’s driving privileges. After negotiations, Mr. Kessous resolved the moving violation to a non-moving, no-point violation deemed “non-moving” by the NJMVC (formerly DMV), thus precluding the suspension.

Successfully represented N.B.J. in Somerset County Superior Court. N.B.J. was recorded Mr. Kessous resolved all of the matters to merely a single non-criminal/local ordinance violation of “public nuisance”, with some minor driving infractions.

Successfully defended A.B. in Middlesex County for allegations of 1st degree and 2nd degree crimes of Aggravated Sexual Assaults against two (2) children over a period of several years. The purported victims’ family wrote letters to the Court indicating their wish that A.B. receive “at least 30 years in prison”. Nonetheless, after the completion of extensive motion practice by Mr. Kessous, the Defendant ultimately plead guilty to merely a non-sexual child neglect/abuse 3rd degree crime, with a minor “time-served” county jail sentence. This result avoided exposure to an otherwise extensive NJ State Prison sentence, along with living with the brand of “Pedophile” that is Megan’s Law and Community/Parole Supervision For Life service requirements.

Successfully represented I.W. in Middlesex County Superior Court. I.W. was charged with a 2nd Degree Robbery, enhanced to 1st Degree as a result of multiple co-defendant juveniles alleging he, as the adult, directed them to commit the Robbery. I.W. was facing a jail term of a mandatory minimum ten (10) to twenty (20) years in prison. After extensive motion practice and plea negotiations resulting in a 3rd Degree Receiving Stolen Property followed by a contested sentencing, Mr. Kessous was able to persuade the Court to avoid any jail term. Even the Co-Defendants who, unlike I.W., purportedly cooperated with law enforcement were unable to fare as well.