Falsely Accused of rape or sexual assault Solicitor

What should I do if I am falsely accused of a sexual offence?

Call Wilkstone Law as soon as the false sexual allegations has been made. Our expert false sexual allegation solicitors will provide you with immediate advice on the best next steps in your defence.

• Do not speak with any other person regarding the false sexual allegations until you have taken expert advice from us on how to defend being falsely accused of a sexual offence
• Do not speak nor contact in any way the person who made the false sexual allegations.
• Do not interfere with nor destroy any potential evidence that could be used to defend the false sexual allegations that have been made.
• Do not delete any text messages, social media posts, or WhatsApp text which may mention or discuss any aspect of the false allegations or rape or sexual assault.

What should I do if I am arrested having been falsely accused of rape or sexual assault?

• Once you have confirmed your identity to the police, you should request representation at the police station by an expert Solicitor who defends false sexual allegations. Anything that you say the police could be used in evidence against you.
• Your legal right is to receive representation and advice from a criminal defence Solicitor when you have been falsely accused of rape or sexual assault whilst you are in Police custody.
• The criminal defence Solicitor will advise you in private before your Police interview and will be present to represent you during the Police interview.

What should I do if I am contacted by the police and invited to attend the police station for interview as a volunteer where a false allegation of rape or sexual assault has been made against me?

• Do not speak to the police about the false sexual allegations or give any version of events to the police officer about the false allegations. Anything that you say to the police could be used in evidence against you.
• Make a note of the police officers name, contact telephone number and the police station at which the police officer is based.
• Inform the police officer that you need to take immediate legal advice from an expert falsely accused Solicitor.
• Inform the police officer that your criminal defence Solicitor will be in touch with him or her.
• Call our solicitors at Wilkstone who are experts in defending clients falsely accused of a sexual offence – we will advise you on the next steps to take.
• Anything that you tell our expert Solicitors is confidential – you can be sure that nothing you tell us of evidential value in your case will be discussed with the police of any third party without your express permission.

What should I do if I was interviewed by the police and falsely accused of a sexual offence but did not have a solicitor present during the interview?

• Call our criminal defence solicitors at Wilkstone Law who are experts in defending clients falsely accused of rape or falsely accused of sexual assault
• We will take your instructions and provide you with the best advice to defend the false allegations. This may include undertaking pre-charge engagement with the Police and making written representations to the Police or the CPS in respect of the false allegations in an effort to ensure they do not proceed any further.
• Wilkstone Law solicitors will also provide you with a second opinion of what you may or may not have said to the police during the interview and what your next steps should be to defend the false allegations.
• We can contact the police directly on your behalf seeking an update about that investigation and the false allegations.

What should I do if I was falsely accused of rape and represented by the duty Solicitor at the police station but was unhappy with the advice or the Duty solicitor who cannot be contacted since I have been released on bail?

• Seek immediate legal advice from a Wilkstone Law solicitor who specialises in defending false allegations of rape
• Our Solicitor will apply to obtain the notes taken by the Duty Solicitor who attended at the police station and will then provide you with a second opinion in respect of the advice that you were given by that Duty Solicitor.
• Your new Solicitor can contact the police to find out the progress of the false allegation of rape and continue to advise and represent you whilst the allegation is under investigation by the police.
• Our expert solicitors will deal with and contact the police on your behalf – we will honestly assess your case to determine the next best steps including whether you should request a re-interview or whether written representations should be made to the police or the Crown Prosecution Service

I was falsely arrested on suspicion of sexual assault, interviewed and charged with an offence of sexual assault. I have been bailed to attend the magistrates court. What should I do next?

• You should contact a solicitor at Wilkstone Law who specialises in defending false allegations of sexual assault to advise in represent you.
• The Solicitor will take your instructions and advise you about what you said to the police during the interview
• An application will then be made to the Crown prosecution service to obtain the Police statements and evidence that contain the false allegations of sexual assault. This will be made before your first court date.
• Once the Police evidence has been received, the expert false allegations Solicitor will advise you upon the strength of the prosecution evidence and the most appropriate plea to enter to the false allegation of sexual assault.
• Your Solicitor will appear at the first court hearing in the magistrates court to defend the false allegation of sexual assault on your behalf.

Wilkstone Law defend false allegations of sexual assault and false allegations of rape. Our expert solicitors have decades of experience in defending clients falsely accused of sexual offences at the police station, the Magistrates Court and the Crown Court.

If you or a relative have been falsely accused call us immediately for advice in properly defending the false sexual allegations. We defend false allegations on a private paying basis. We will agree a fixed fee for the first meeting with you to advise you on how best to defend the false allegations. Thereafter, we will provide a definitive indication of our legal costs in defending you against false allegations of rape of sexual assult.

If you or a family member have been falsely accused of a sexual offence, you need the expert solicitors at Wilkstone Law in your defence.