Sex Crime allegations can destructive effects to your life and liberty. Internet solicitation has recently been strongly publicized and thus for political reasons, the prosecuting attorneys have been extremely aggressive toward it. It is essential that you retain an experienced criminal defense lawyer to represent you if you have been arrested or charged for a sex crime like internet solicitation.

The following is the Kansas Statute for Electronic Solicitation.

K.S.A. 21-3523

Chapter 21.--CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS

PART II.--PROHIBITED CONDUCT

Article 35.--SEX OFFENSES

21-3523. Electronic solicitation. (a) Electronic solicitation is, by means of communication conducted through the telephone, internet, or by other electronic means:

(1) Enticing or soliciting a person whom the offender believes to be a child under the age of 16 to commit or submit to an unlawful sexual act; or

(2) enticing or soliciting a person whom the offender believes to be a child under the age of 14 to commit or submit to an unlawful sexual act.

(b) Electronic solicitation as described in subsection (a)(1) is a severity level 3 person felony. Electronic solicitation as described in subsection (a)(2) is a severity level 1 person felony.

(c) For the purposes of this section, "communication conducted through the internet or by other electronic means" includes but is not limited to e-mail, chatroom chats and text messaging.

(d) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the Kansas criminal code.