Experienced Moore County Child Sex Abuse Attorney
A Moore County Child Sex Abuse Lawyer Who Handles Every File Himself
An accusation like this does not stay contained. It reaches your job. Your marriage. The people who used to wave at you in public and now look away. You are asking yourself if this follows you for the rest of your life, no matter how the story actually goes.
That question deserves someone who has spent real years in this fight, not someone learning on your case. Garth Segroves has practiced law in Tennessee for more than twenty years, with the last seventeen focused on criminal and juvenile defense, he is an experienced Moore County Criminal Defense Lawyer who handles every file personally—no assistant, no associate—from the first call to the last day in court.
Tell me what is happening in your case, and let’s talk through what a real defense looks like from here.
| Licensed in TN Since 2004 | TBPR #023358 | 17+ Years Criminal Defense | Solo-Handled Case Files |
What a Child Sex Abuse Charge Can Cost You in a Tennessee Courtroom
Charges in this area range from sexual battery by an authority figure to aggravated sexual battery under T.C.A. § 39-13-504, a Class B felony carrying eight to twelve years in prison for a first-time offender, up to thirty years for someone with a qualifying prior record. A conviction does not end at sentencing.
Tennessee’s Sexual Offender Registration and Monitoring Act can add decades of public registration and residency restrictions on top of any sentence. The State must prove every element beyond a reasonable doubt, and the forensic interviews and witness statements in these cases often have real gaps. That is where a defense gets built, before a jury ever hears the case. (Reflects Tennessee law as of August 2026.)
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Why Moore County Clients Call an Attorney Who Won’t Pass Their File to Anyone Else
Cases here run through the Moore County Courthouse at 196 Main Street in Lynchburg, a small county where the same names and the same courtroom show up case after case. Garth Segroves works without paralegals or legal secretaries. He speaks with investigating officers, reviews the evidence, and prepares every filing himself, so nothing gets passed down the chain before it reaches a judge. For a charge this serious, that kind of direct attention from a Moore County child sex abuse attorney matters.
Moore County Child Sex Abuse Defense: What Clients Ask First
Do I need a lawyer if I have only been questioned, not charged yet?
Yes. Statements made before charges are filed are often the evidence prosecutors rely on most, and once they are made you cannot take them back. Contact a lawyer before your next conversation with investigators, not after.
What court in Moore County will hear my case?
Felony sex offense cases in Moore County move through the Moore County Courthouse in Lynchburg, which houses Circuit, General Sessions, and Juvenile Court for the county. Preliminary matters are often heard in General Sessions before a case is bound over to the grand jury.
What happens to my record if I am convicted?
A conviction can mean decades on Tennessee’s sex offender registry and restrictions on where you can live and work, on top of any prison sentence. That is why building the strongest possible defense starts with the first phone call.
Talk to a Moore County Child Sex Abuse Lawyer Before You Say Anything Else
You do not have to sort through what comes next alone, and you do not have to say anything more to investigators before you understand your options. Contact the Law Office of Garth Segroves, PC to schedule a confidential consultation and talk through what a real defense looks like from here.
