Greensboro residents know that sex crimes charges are serious matters in North Carolina and elsewhere. Law enforcement officials in the state often dedicate substantial resources to investigating such charges. And sometimes police efforts result in convictions of persons suspected of committing sex offenses. With these issues in mind, Greensboro residents may be interested in the case of a Mayodan man who has pled guilty to a number of sex crimes. The charges include three counts of indecent liberties with a child, one count of sex offense with a child and one count of second degree kidnapping.

Officials from the Madison Police Department and Rockingham County Sheriff's Department investigated the 29-year-old man for allegedly inappropriately touching two pre-teen boys in 2008 and 2009. The accused man entered his guilty plea for committing sex offenses during the week of Dec. 5. He was sentenced to 15-18 years in the North Carolina Department of Corrections and ordered to register as a sex offender. The judge also ordered the man to undergo sex offender treatment.

As Greensboro residents can imagine, the sentencing guidelines for sex offenses differ from state-to-state. Some states have harsher sanctions than others. But for most states, a conviction for a sex crime carries a severe penalty.

Although the man has pled guilty to a number of sex offenses, he still has legal rights. And it is important that he and every other individual accused of a crime are guaranteed fair treatment by the legal and correctional systems, even after a court has decided on sentencing. In order for justice to prevail, anyone accused of such crimes must be afforded the opportunity to have his or her case heard by the criminal justice system in an equitable and impartial manner that preserves the legal rights of the accused, including the opportunity to present a strong and meaningful defense.

Source: digtriad.com, "Kevin Dewayne Gusler Pled Guilty To Sex Crimes With A Child," Teresa Ostuni, Dec. 10, 2011