California\u00a0prohibits any activity associated with prostitution.\u00a0Pimping consists of making money off of prostitution, while pandering is facilitating or promoting prostitution. Both of these\u00a0offenses are considered sex crimes\u00a0because of the sexual nature of the act of prostitution. In San Diego, the people that can be charged with pimping and pandering are the prostitutes and their pimps.<\/p>\n
A person who agrees to commit sexual activity in exchange for something of value, not necessarily money.<\/p>\n
A middleman that supplies\u00a0the\u00a0prostitutes with\u00a0customers and collects payment or takes a cut of the payment.<\/p>\n
In consideration of the seriousness of pimping and pandering,\u00a0California has criminalized it under Penal Code section 266. Under this law, \u201cAny person who, knowing another person is a prostitute, lives or derives support or maintenance in whole or in part from the earnings or proceeds of the person\u2019s prostitution, or from money loaned or advanced to or charged against that person by any keeper or manager or inmate of a house or other place where prostitution is practiced or allowed, or who solicits or receives compensation for soliciting for the person, is guilty of pandering,\u00a0a felony, and shall be punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for three, four, or six years.”<\/p>\n
Basically, to convict someone of pimping under PC\u00a0266, the prosecutor must prove each of the following elements:<\/p>\n
Basically, to convict someone of pandering under PC 266, the prosecutor must prove each of the following elements:<\/p>\n
An enhancement offense is an offense whose commission alone increases the penalties for the original crime. In California, if you are charged with the pimping or pandering of a minor under eighteen, you would be facing the following sentence enhancements:<\/p>\n
It is important to note that for purposes of this enhancement, it will not matter that you did not know the person was a minor or believed the person to be over 18 years old.<\/p>\n
California Penal Code section 290 requires sex offender registration for anyone\u00a0convicted of\u00a0pimping and\u00a0pandering of a minor. Registration consist of the person’s\u00a0head shot, known aliases, general description, latest address, and details of the offense and conviction. Sex offender registration is a lifetime duty, a registered sex offender will have to update this\u00a0information with DOJ annually, within five working days of their birthday and each time they change residence, within five days of the move.\u00a0The Sex Offender Tracking Program will keep track of the next required update and if a registered sex offender is in violation of the update requirements.\u00a0All of this\u00a0information will go on a registered sex offender database that will be published by the California Department of Justice on\u00a0Megan’s Law web site. Megan’s Law\u00a0web site has been\u00a0established for local law enforcement agencies to notify the general public about sex offender registrants that may pose a risk. If you are facing charges for pimping and pandering of a minor, this could become the rest of your life. For those who think they can avoid this fate by simply failing to register as a sex offender, know that this will only result in additional felony charges!<\/p>\n
In addition\u00a0to the criminal penalties under PC 266, a defendant who is not a U.S. citizen and is convicted of pimping or pandering will face immigration consequences.\u00a0Both pimping under PC 266(h) and pandering under PC 266(i) are automatically considered crimes of moral turpitude.\u00a0Crimes of moral turpitude are offenses that the U.S. government considers go against society’s standards of morality. As a result, a conviction for a crime of moral turpitude could render a non U.S. citizen defendant inadmissible. Inadmissibility means that the defendant will not be eligible for a green card, citizenship or be\u00a0allowed to re-enter the U.S. If you are convicted of pimping or\u00a0pandering under California Penal Code 226, you may\u00a0be subject to removal or deportation proceedings. At Monder Law Group, we understand the immigration implications your charges carry and we\u00a0will ensure that your\u00a0defense strategies focuses on avoiding these detrimental consequences.<\/p>\n
These are some of the criminal defenses that we can assert on your behalf to help you overcome the charges for pimping and pandering\u00a0filed against you:<\/p>\n
Pimping and pandering under PC 266 is a felony and could have detrimental\u00a0consequences in your life. At the very least you could\u00a0face serious prison sentence, at most you could be deported from this country if you are not a U.S. citizen. Moreover, if you are charged with pimping and pandering a minor, you will face mandatory sex offender registration.<\/p>\n
At Monder Law Group, we can help you launch the\u00a0strong criminal defense<\/a> you will need to deal with charges for any sex crime<\/a>, from\u00a0lewd conduct<\/a> to pimping and pandering charges in San Diego. Don’t let any of this happen you, take control of your life by contacting criminal defense lawyer Vik Monder today at (619)405-0063.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Pimping and Pandering\u00a0in San Diego California\u00a0prohibits any activity associated with prostitution.\u00a0Pimping consists of making money off of prostitution, while pandering is facilitating or promoting prostitution. Both of these\u00a0offenses are considered sex crimes\u00a0because of the sexual nature of the act of prostitution. In San Diego, the people that can be charged with pimping and pandering are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-364","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nContact San Diego Pimping and Pandering\u00a0Criminal Defense Attorney Vik Monder for a FREE\u00a0consultation today at:\u00a0619-405-0063<\/h4>\n