Know What an Experienced and Aggressive Court Martial Defense Attorney Can Do for You

SHARP (Sexual Harassment/Assault Response Prevention) and SAPR (Sexual Assault Prevention Response) are the same things by another name. Their formation is the result of a seemingly ever increasing view that the military has an enormous problem regarding sexual assault and other sex crimes and the accompanying war on that problem.

As good intentioned as SHARP and SAPR are, they also have had some horrific unintended consequences:

• A military service member accused of a sex crime is likely to be viewed as guilty even if in a “he-said-she-said case” where no other evidence exists except for the alleged victim’s accusation.
  
  
• An environment of victimhood has resulted based on training that sometimes provides misinformation like a person cannot consent to sex after just one or two drinks.

• Incentives to fabricate about sexual assault, like expedited transfer and a host of extra services, are offered to alleged victims.

• The desire to look tough on sexual assault has created an incentive for government prosecutors to take even extremely weak sexual assault allegations to trial at court martial.

Make no mistake, If you’re military member accused of sexual assault, you will be treated with disdain and possibly thrown into pretrial confinement for months, maybe even years before your trial takes place. The public embarrassment is hard to comprehend.

We understand how you feel and what you’re up against. You need a military lawyer that has been fighting for the rights of military members for decades and has a track record of winning.   

Fight SHARP & SAPR Charges with an Aggressive Defense Lawyer  

In a perfect world, SHARP and SAPR would be unnecessary. In that world, female and male service members would be able to come and go without fear of being sexually assaulted by another military member, or anyone else for that matter. In that world, Article 120 of the UCMJ would be unnecessary. Unfortunately, that is not the world we live in.

More unfortunate though is a world where the accused service member becomes the real victim. Often removed from his duties, treated as a sexual predator by some in the command and the unit as a whole, often dragged into pretrial confinement, the military member accused of a rape, sexual assault, or some other sex crime can expect his reputation and career to be utterly destroyed.

Even worse, the military member accused of a sex crime faces a government prosecution team that is laser focused on winning a conviction. It’s a scary situation.

• The free military defense attorney may be inexperienced or too worried about his own career to fight, and may spend a lot of time simply trying to convince you to plead guilty in order to get a “good deal.”

• Military prosecutors have vast resources to win a conviction against you, including money, investigators, experts, and an army of support staff.

• You may feel like an outcast with nobody on your side.

If you want to fight SHARP or SAPR allegations, if you’re committed to fighting, you need a court martial lawyer that will stand with you and fight to the end. The longer you wait to act, the more difficult your situation may become.

Do something now before it’s too late.

You Fight for Your Country – Liebenguth Law Will Fight for You

You need an experienced attorney with a reputation for winning at every level of the military justice system. Mr. Liebenguth has the distinction of winning military cases at trial, the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (C.A.A.F.), and the service courts of criminal appeals. Few have this type of record. 

Talk to a seasoned military defense lawyer today that understands SAPR and SHARP and the effects it has on military service members. That’s the only way you will discover where you truly stand.

What Can I Expect from A Good Court Martial Lawyer?

Many defense attorneys are intimidated and outgunned by the firepower that the government prosecutors have in SHARP/SAPR cases. That’s not Liebenguth Law.

• We do our own investigations rather than farming it out to retired law enforcement personnel that aren’t lawyers.

• Our research abilities have been honed while practicing at the highest military courts in the land.

• We have contacts throughout the military services that are able to provide valuable insight into a full spectrum of military justice legal issues.

• We have experience at every level of military litigation, as defense counsel, appellate defense counsel, and as prosecutors (we know how they think). 

If you want an experienced and aggressive legal advocate to help you fight SHARP/SAPR allegations that you are being investigated for or have already been charged with, contact us now and see how we can help.

Sex Crimes Practice Areas

• Rape and Sexual Assault Defense
• Rape and Sexual Assault of a Minor Defense
• Male-On-Male Sexual Assault
• Female-On-Female Sexual Assault
• Child Pornography Defense
• Sting Operation Defense
• Sexual Offender Registration (SORNA)
• SHARP/SAPR Defense