QUESTION
Can I get these charges expunged or sealed?
Asked on Sep 26th, 2016 on Expungements - Texas
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I was charged with aggravated sexual assult of a child and sexual assult of a child. These charges were brought against me in Texas by my daughters. My attorney urged me to accept a plea bargain for injury to a child. The sexual assult charges were dropped. I received a deferred adjudication for the plea of injury to a child and was placed on 7 years of probation. This all took place about 7 months ago. I have been placed on sex offender probation and subjected to a polygraph which they claim I failed. I can not get a job due to the charges on my record. Can these charges be expunged or sealed so I can resume work?
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No, you cannot seal or expunge them. Your only option at this point is to retain an attorney to investigate the potential for a writ of habeas corpus. If successful, it would allow you to go back and fight the original charge. So, if you plead because you were guilty, or because the evidence looked back, it migth not be the best course of action. But, whoever you consult with can give you a better idea of the chances of success, with more information.
Answered on Oct 11th, 2016 at 11:27 AM