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Frisco, Texas | Online Sex Crimes Defense<\/p>

Facing Several Online Sex Crime Counts in Texas? Every Count Deserves Its Own Review.<\/h1>

Multiple counts often come from separate messages, devices, accounts or dates. Barbieri Law Firm reviews each count on its own terms and explains your options in plain language.<\/p>

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By Heather Barbieri \u00b7 Published October 19, 2026<\/p>\n\n

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Multi-count online sex crime charges in Texas mean the state has filed two or more counts against one person. The counts often come from several messages, devices, online accounts, or dates. Each count is its own charge, and each one needs its own review. This page explains how these cases are built, how digital evidence is reviewed, and what a defense lawyer does next. Barbieri Law Firm is an all-women criminal defense firm in Frisco, Texas. It defends people accused of sex crimes and assaultive offenses across Collin County, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Texas.<\/p>\n

What Multi-Count Online Sex Crime Charges Mean in Texas<\/h2>\n

A multi-count case is one where prosecutors file more than one count against the same person. Counts often rest on different conversations, phones, accounts, or time periods. Here is what multi-count online sex crime charges Texas cases usually look like.<\/p>\n

Many of these cases build slowly. Investigators may seize devices, request account records, and interview the accused or others. Some cases also involve undercover or sting contact.<\/p>\n

Texas makes online solicitation of a minor a crime under Texas Penal Code \u00a7 33.021<\/a>. A “minor” under this statute is someone younger than 17, or someone the accused believes is younger than 17. Communicating in a sexually explicit manner with a minor under Penal Code \u00a7 33.021(b) is a third-degree felony, raised to a second-degree felony if the minor is younger than 14 years of age or the actor believes the minor is younger than 14. The offense requires intent to commit an offense listed in Code of Criminal Procedure art. 62.001(5)(A), (B), or (K). Knowingly soliciting a minor over the Internet to meet another person for sexual contact, sexual intercourse, or deviate sexual intercourse under \u00a7 33.021(c) is a second-degree felony. The punishment is increased to the punishment prescribed for the next higher category of offense if it is shown at trial that the offense occurred during regular public or private primary or secondary school hours and the actor knew or reasonably should have known the minor was enrolled in a public or private primary or secondary school at the time of the offense. The statute also says it is not a defense that the meeting did not occur.<\/p>\n

This page is written for three readers: the accused, a family member, and a professional whose job or license may be at stake while charges are pending.<\/p>\n\n

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If several counts, a seized phone, or a long investigation has you worried about what comes next, we can talk through your options in a free consultation. Talk it through with our team — the first consultation is free, confidential, and carries no obligation.<\/p>

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What the Defense Covers in a Complex Online Case<\/h2>\n

A defense in a complex online case starts with a count-by-count review. Each count gets its own file, so nothing is lost in the larger case.<\/p>\n