If you're accused of indecent assault in Pennsylvania, you need to take the necessary precautions. You should not speak to the police, detectives, law enforcement, or anyone else without taking these precautions. You need to engage with an experienced Pennsylvania sex crimes attorney as soon as possible.
Being accused of indecent assault is incredibly serious. It can have tremendous consequences, both in the short and long term. It can affect your freedom. A person could go to jail or prison. It could affect their livelihood, their employment, their career, their professional license, their family.
Working with your attorney, your attorney will be able to determine the most appropriate steps forward as to how to best respond to the allegations. Working with your attorney, you should seek to obtain and gather all possible evidence and potential witnesses. Your attorney will analyze the evidence and the potential witnesses' testimony to help you build the strongest possible defense.
Having an experienced attorney will be your best ally to help you understand and navigate the criminal process. They should be involved as early as possible in the case.