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Prostitution Defense Lawyer

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With the recent focus on human trafficking, prostitution crimes have received a good deal of media attention.  Although there is a presumption of innocence, merely being charged with prostitution can have an impact on your life.  It is important to have an experienced prostitution defense attorney to help fight the charge and defend your reputation.  If you have been charged with prostitution or an indecency crime, contact defense attorney William R. Bickerton at (412) 596-8124 for a case evaluation.

Bickerton Law is located 15 minutes from Downtown Pittsburgh in the North Hills


Prostitution Offenses in Pennsylvania

Prostitution crimes in Pennsylvania include:

  • Prostitution
  • Being an inmate of a house of prostitution or engaging in sexual activity as a business
  • Loitering in or around a public place to engage in sexual activity as a business
  • Promoting Prostitution
  • Living off of prostitutes
  • Patronizing Prostitutes

Prostitution can be charged as low as a third degree misdemeanor or as high as a third degree felony.