In February 2009, Cape Girardeau County jury returned a not-guilty verdict on a Statutory Rape in the First Degree case filed against a Perryville man.  The allegations were that the he had sex with a 12-year-old girl sometime in 2006.  The charges were finally brought almost two years later.  The defense presented evidence that the two girls testifying for the State were lying about the allegations and falsely accusing the defendant.  The jury was our for less than 45 minutes before returning the acquittal.  Matthew Radefeld and Julie Brothers tried the case for the defense.

    A Desoto man charged with Statutory Sodomy 1st Degree and Child Molestation against his stepson had both charges dropped in November 2007 after testimony from the 11-year-old child that the alleged abuse may have been a dream and not real.  The biological father owed the child's mother thousands of dollars in back child support and the Defense contended she was brainwashing the child and the boy was confused.  The Defense showed that no one could tell if there really was abuse, if it was just a dream, or if it was a product of repeated questioning by his mother.  The Defendant was facing ten years to life in prison.  Dan Juengel handled the case and preliminary hearing where the key testimony was illicited. 

    In mid 2007, a St. Louis City man was arrested and held for being a registered sex offender living within 1000 feet of a school.  The man's family contacted Frank, Juengel & Radefeld, who immediately began investigation into the allegations.  After careful investigation by the Defense, the charges were immediately dropped and he was released before his first court date.  Julie Brothers handled the case.

    After having just returned from a tour in Iraq in January 2007, a U.S. service member was accused of raping a woman he had met online while overseas. The woman filed an Order of Protection against him. At the O. P. hearing, Matthew Radefeld cross-examined the alleged victim and was able to show the court that she was lying. The Court denied her request for a restraining order. Also at the hearing was the Prosecuting Attorney who listened to the alleged victim's cross-examination and quickly realized that they did not have a case and subsequently refused all charges against the servicemember. Since this time, the Rape arrest has been expunged from his permanent arrest record. Julie Brothers assisted in the dismissal of the charges.

    A civilian contractor for the U.S. Army was accused by the Criminal Investigation Division of raping and sodomizing an employee while on a military installation. After Matthew Radefeld conducted his own investigation of potential witnesses and presented his findings to CID Agents, the installation's JAG Prosecutors refused to file charges against the contractor in Federal Court.

    A Pike County jury returned not guilty verdicts on three felony counts of Child Molestation filed against a Hannibal woman, who was a former director of an area college. The case arose out of a custody battle where the defendant's ex-husband was a Probation and Parole Officer and former Division of Family Services worker. The defense presented evidence that the child was repeatedly questioned and brainwashed by the ex-husband and his new wife. The jury was out for less than thirty minutes before returning the acquittals. Dan Juengel and Matthew Radefeld tried the case for the defense.

    Child molestation charges filed against a High Ridge man accused of abusing his niece were reduced. The defendant was facing two counts and five to thirty years in prison. After jury selection, the St. Louis County prosecutor dismissed one count and agreed to amend the other to a lesser offense of child endangerment with probation. Dan Juengel and Matthew Radefeld handled the case for the defense.

    Federal charges of possession of child pornography were dropped in the Southern District of Illinois against a Fairfield man. The defendant had initially denied possession but then later confesssed to the FBI. After months of legal manuevering, Dan Juengel and Matthew Radefeld discovered technical problems with the computer seized, and procured a plea bargain to a separate offense of lying to a federal agent. The defendant ultimately received probation and 90 days house arrest on that charge.

    Statutory Sodomy, Child Molestation, and Sexual Misconduct charges filed against a University City man were dropped by the St. Louis County Prosecutor's office. The defendant was accused of abusing two underage girls. After investigating the case, Dan Juengel was able to prove the girls lied about the abuse. The charges were dropped the morning of trial.

    A Franklin County man was charged with Child Molestation in the Second Degree, an offense that would require him to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life. After conducting depositions and intense cross-examination of the alleged victim and the witnesses just weeks before trial, the prosecuting attorney amended the charge to Assault Third Degree-Improper Touching (a Class C Misdemeanor). The man received an SIS (no conviction) and was not required to register a sex offender. Dan Juengel and Todd Wakeland handled the case for the defense.

    A man's conviction was expunged in St. Charles County and he was taken off the Missouri Sexual Offenders List. The man was charged with Sexual Misconduct Involving a Child. The statute was determined to be unconstitutional by the Missouri Supreme Court after the man's guilty plea. Defense Counsel successfully petitioned the court to expunge his conviction and remove his name from the Missouri Sexual Offenders List. Dan Juengel and Todd Wakeland handled the case for the defense.

    The FBI's Operation Candyman case was dismissed resulting in Federal Child Pornography charges being dropped against a Maryland Heights man. The defendant initially pled guilty and was sentenced. He learned another Candyman Defendant had his case dropped after Daniel Juengel and Matthew Radefeld had successfully challenged a search warrant in that case. The Maryland Heights man dropped his former attorney and hired Mr. Juengel. Ultimately, Daniel Juengel was successful in proving the previous attorney was ineffective and the defendant should have never pled guilty. The Court overturned the conviction and the Government dismissed the case rather than fight it out in court again.

   Statutory Sodomy charges filed against a 17-year old accused of abusing his 3-year old cousin were dropped by the Franklin County Prosecutor's Office after almost two years of legal wrangling. Daniel Juengel handled the case and was instrumental in securing the dismissal.

    A St. Louis city man was acquitted of charges that he sodomized an 11-year-old deaf boy. The man had been facing a potential life sentence. Dan Juengel prepared and tried the case in front of a St. Louis City jury. After a four day jury trial, the jury deliberated only 30 minutes before finding the defendant not guilty.

    Statutory Sodomy charges were thrown out against a Pevely man accused of molesting his 6-year-old daughter. Dan Juengel tried the preliminary hearing in Jefferson County and after cross examining the witnesses, it was obvious the charges were false and a product of the custody battle between the mother and father.

    A St. Louis City father charged with Statutory Rape in the First Degree against his 14-year-old daughter was acquitted after a week long trial. Dan Juengel tried the case. The complaining witness was in her twenties when she reported the allegations. Her estranged father was an employee of the Division of Family Services and the defense presented evidence she made up the allegations to get back at her father.

    A St. Louis television executive was able to get evidence of possession of child pornography suppressed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri based on an invalid search warrant. Having no additional evidence against the defendant, the United States Attorney's Office had no choice but to dismiss the case against the television executive. This case was based on a nationwide child pornography sting on the internet called "Operation Candyman." We were the first firm in the United States to have evidence suppressed in this nationwide investigation and prosecution. Dan Juengel was lead counsel on the case and was assisted by Matthew Radefeld.

    A 27-year-old man in St. Louis County was charged with attempting to entice a 14-year-old girl over the internet to engage in sexual activity. The Court reviewed a Motion to Dismiss filed by the defense and argued by Matthew Radefeld. The Court ruled that the charges violated the Ex-Post Facto Provisions of the United States Constitution and dismissed the case. The 27-year-old defendant was relieved that he would not have to face trial or register as a sex offender.

    Charges of Statutory Rape filed in St. Louis County were dismissed against a 33-year-old man who was accused of having sex with a 14-year-old girl in a St. Louis County Park. Dan Juengel handled the case and was instrumental in procuring the dismissal.