Welcome to the Broward County hub for individuals facing serious allegations involving sex crimes, online exploitation, child pornography, digital evidence offenses, and related computer-based charges.
At Gonzalez & Waddington, we understand the gravity of these charges and how a single allegation—whether based on a phone, a message, or past history—can threaten your freedom, reputation, and future.
This page is designed to help you understand:
If you are under investigation or already charged, time matters. Call us at 1-800-921-8607 for a discreet, no-obligation consultation.
We provide representation throughout Broward County. Some of the main cities and communities we serve include:
Whether your case originates in Fort Lauderdale, Coconut Creek, Dania Beach, or anywhere else in Broward, we are ready to defend you.
As charges move from investigation to indictment to trial, having a Broward-focused defense team is critical.
The criminal justice system in Broward treats allegations of sexual misconduct and digital offenses with extreme seriousness.
Below are the categories of offenses for which clients commonly retain our services. Each of these can carry severe penalties, including long prison sentences, fines, mandatory sex-offender registration, loss of rights, and lifelong consequences.
Accusations may involve consensual encounters gone wrong, date-rape allegations, past relationships, or incidents involving alcohol, drugs, or memory gaps.
Key issues in these cases often include consent, credibility, motive, timing, and inconsistencies.
Detailed Broward Sexual Assault / Sexual Battery Defense Page
These offenses can include allegations of inappropriate touching, exposure, or other sexual conduct—sometimes involving minors.
They often arise from misunderstandings, false accusations, or statements by minors or teenagers.
Lewd & Lascivious / Unlawful Sexual Contact Defense Page
Charges may involve possession, distribution, viewing, or transmission of prohibited images or videos involving minors.
These cases are often built on digital evidence: IP addresses, download logs, cloud backups, shared devices, or peer-to-peer networks.
Broward Child Pornography / CSAM Defense Page
Many investigations begin online through chats, social media, apps, or websites. Undercover officers may pose as minors or as parents offering access.
Charges can arise even if no actual meeting occurred, based solely on conversations or alleged intent.
Broward Online Enticement & Sting Defense Page
Modern technology and social media have led to new types of digital sex-crime allegations: sharing explicit images without consent, blackmail, coercion, harassment, and more.
Prosecutors may treat these as serious offenses under obscenity statutes or sexual-exploitation laws.
Broward Revenge Porn / Sextortion Defense Page
Many sex- and exploitation-related cases carry additional computer-crime charges. These may involve:
Broward Computer & Digital Evidence Crime Defense Page
Florida law allows prosecution for attempts, solicitation, or conspiracy to commit a sexual or exploitation crime even if no physical contact ever occurred.
Online activity, messages, or alleged intent—even without follow-through—can trigger serious felonies.
These types of cases are not like simple misdemeanors. They involve sensitive allegations, aggressive prosecutors, public stigma, and—often—a steep climb to safeguard reputation and liberty.
Here is why seriously accused clients benefit from our firm:
If you are under investigation or facing charges in Broward County for any sex- or computer-related crime, call 1-800-921-8607 immediately. Every moment counts when evidence can be lost, memories fade, or decisions become irreversible.
If you are under investigation or charged in Broward County for sex, computer, online exploitation, or pornography related crimes,
contact Gonzalez & Waddington.
Call 1-800-921-8607 or use our secure contact form to schedule a confidential consultation.
Yes. Under Florida law, messages, chats, and online behavior may be used to support charges such as enticement, solicitation, or conspiracy—even if no physical meeting occurred.
That complicates the case—but it does not automatically mean guilt. We examine who accessed, downloaded, or knowingly saved the material, and we challenge assumptions that the files belong to you.
Many sex crime convictions in Florida carry mandatory sex–offender registration, which can have lifelong consequences. Whether registration applies depends on the charge, the facts, and the plea or verdict.
No. Anything you say can be used against you. Politely refuse to answer without your lawyer present.
Bring any police paperwork, subpoenas, court notices, search warrant copies, electronic devices, accounts information, screenshots, messages, or anything that may be relevant. Do not delete or alter files or data.
Can I be charged even if the case involves only online messages and no meeting?
What happens if the alleged images/videos were on a shared computer or cloud account?
Do I have to register as a sex offender if convicted?
Should I ever talk to a Broward detective if contacted?
What should I bring to my first meeting with a defense attorney?
Even if you believe you’re innocent, speaking to detectives or investigators can lock you into a narrative that may be distorted or used against you. Let your lawyer handle all communications.
Prosecutors and investigators monitor online activity carefully. Every post, message, or comment can be used as evidence, even out of context.
Phones, computers, cloud accounts, and external drives can contain critical evidence—both for and against you. Do not delete or tamper with anything. Keep devices safe and seek legal guidance immediately.
Not all defense attorneys are prepared for the technical and emotional complexity of these cases. You need a team that has worked sex crime and digital evidence cases many times before.
Call 1-800-921-8607 or fill out our secure contact form. Get legal guidance before you say or do anything else.
1. Do Not Speak to Law Enforcement Without a Lawyer
2. Do Not Discuss the Case on Social Media or Messaging Apps
3. Preserve All Electronic Devices, Files, and Accounts
4. Consult with a Lawyer Experienced in Sex and Digital Crimes
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1. Stop all communication with the accuser or anyone involved.
Texts, apologies, or emotional messages often become the strongest evidence for the state.
2. Never talk to a detective without a lawyer.
Detectives are trained to interpret normal conversation as incriminating.
Even “clearing things up” can create damaging statements.
3. Do not delete anything from your phone or computer.
Deleting files, apps, or chat logs can be interpreted as destroying evidence—even if it was innocent.
4. Preserve all potential evidence in your favor.
Screenshots, messages, social media posts, timestamps, receipts, or travel records can help prove your side.
5. Avoid searching anything related to the accusation online.
Modern forensic tools can recover your browser history, and prosecutors often try to use search terms as “proof of intent.”
6. Do not discuss the case with friends or family.
Anything you tell others can be subpoenaed, screenshotted, or misquoted in court.
7. Contact a lawyer immediately if law enforcement seizes your devices.
Phones and computers often contain years of personal data.
How your lawyer challenges the seizure and extraction can shape the entire case.
Yes. The moment a detective calls, you are already part of an investigation.
Yes. Many online enticement, pornography, and attempt cases are based purely on messages, files, or digital activity.
Shared devices, open Wi-Fi, roommates, or family members can complicate things.
Many sex crime convictions in Florida carry mandatory sex offender registration.
Yes. Our firm regularly handles complex cases that cross between state court and military or federal systems.
Bring any paperwork from the court or police, names of detectives involved, copies of search warrants,
Broward County Sex and Computer Crime FAQ
Do I need a lawyer if I have not been arrested but a Broward detective called me
Anything you say can be compared to other statements and used to build a case against you.
Speaking without counsel almost never helps and often makes things worse.
Can I be charged in Broward County even if there was never a physical meeting
Prosecutors often argue that your words and online behavior show intent, even if nothing happened in person.
That is why a lawyer who understands digital evidence is critical.
What if someone else used my computer or Wi-Fi for illegal activity
The state still has to prove that you knowingly possessed or distributed illegal material.
A strong defense will examine user accounts, timestamps, file paths, and other technical details to show uncertainty
or alternative explanations.
Will I have to register as a sex offender if I am convicted in Broward County
The impact is long term and life changing. In some cases, pleading to a different charge or winning a reduction can
avoid or limit registration, but each case is fact specific. This is one of the most important topics to discuss
with your lawyer before you make any decision.
Can Gonzalez & Waddington handle both my Broward state case and related military issues
If you are active duty, a veteran, or a reservist, a state conviction can affect your career, clearance, and future
opportunities. We can advise you on how each decision in Broward might affect the rest of your life.
What should I bring to my first meeting with a Broward sex or computer crime lawyer
and any messages or screenshots you believe matter. Do not alter devices or delete data.
We will help you decide what needs to be preserved, what can be copied, and what should be reviewed by experts.
Investigators in Broward rarely contact someone unless they already have partial evidence or statements from others.
A single text, apology message, or clarification can be interpreted as an admission.
The safest and most effective approach is to politely decline and state that you will speak through your attorney.
In sex and computer crime cases, the strongest evidence is digital.
Deleting files, clearing apps, or resetting a phone can be interpreted as destroying evidence.
Once you suspect an investigation, leave every device exactly as it is and allow your lawyer to handle any forensic review properly and legally.
Messages to friends, partners, family members, or the accuser can all become evidence in Broward County prosecutions.
Screenshots, call logs, and social media messages often become central to the case.
Do not explain, defend yourself, or try to fix misunderstandings.
Let your defense strategy come through your attorney, not through emotional conversations that can be misinterpreted.
Any unwanted sexual contact involving penetration or oral contact without consent.
Florida treats this as one of the most serious offenses, even when the parties know each other.
Touching, exposure, or sexual behavior involving a minor or situations prosecutors claim are sexual in nature.
This includes both physical acts and alleged behavior online.
Images or videos that involve minors in sexual situations.
This includes possession, viewing, downloading, or sharing—whether intentional or accidental.
Crimes that rely on computers, phones, or digital platforms, including cloud storage, apps, messages, or file-sharing software.
Any attempt or communication intended to persuade or encourage a minor (or an undercover officer posing as one) to engage in illegal sexual activity.
Cases where the alleged conduct never occurred physically, but prosecutors claim your messages, searches, or actions show “intent.”
Florida often prosecutes attempts as harshly as completed acts.
