Bill Text: IL HB3297 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Increases the penalties for sexual exploitation of a child from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class 4 felony for a first offense and from a Class 4 felony to a Class 3 felony for a second or subsequent violation or when aggravating circumstances are present.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB3297 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB3297-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by changing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 11-9.1 as follows:
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6 | (720 ILCS 5/11-9.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 11-9.1)
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7 | Sec. 11-9.1. Sexual exploitation of a child.
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8 | (a) A person commits sexual exploitation of a child if in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | the presence
or virtual presence, or both, of a child and with | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | knowledge that a child or one whom he or she believes to be a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | child would view his or her
acts, that person:
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12 | (1) engages in a sexual act; or
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13 | (2) exposes his or her sex organs, anus or breast for | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | the purpose of
sexual arousal or gratification of such | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | person or the child or one whom he or she believes to be a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | child.
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17 | (a-5) A person commits sexual exploitation of a child who | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | knowingly
entices, coerces, or persuades a child to remove the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | child's clothing for the
purpose of sexual arousal or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | gratification of the person or the child, or
both.
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21 | (b) Definitions. As used in this Section:
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22 | "Sexual act" means masturbation, sexual conduct or sexual | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | penetration
as defined in Section 11-0.1 of this Code.
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1 | "Sex offense" means any violation
of
Article 11 of this | ||||||
2 | Code or Section 12-5.01 of this Code.
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3 | "Child" means a person under 17 years of age.
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4 | "Virtual presence" means an environment that is created | ||||||
5 | with software and presented to the user and or receiver via the | ||||||
6 | Internet, in such a way that the user appears in front of the | ||||||
7 | receiver on the computer monitor or screen or hand held | ||||||
8 | portable electronic device, usually through a web camming | ||||||
9 | program. "Virtual presence" includes primarily experiencing | ||||||
10 | through sight or sound, or both, a video image that can be | ||||||
11 | explored interactively at a personal computer or hand held | ||||||
12 | communication device, or both. | ||||||
13 | "Webcam" means a video capturing device connected to a | ||||||
14 | computer or computer network that is designed to take digital | ||||||
15 | photographs or live or recorded video which allows for the live | ||||||
16 | transmission to an end user over the Internet. | ||||||
17 | (c) Sentence.
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18 | (1) Sexual exploitation of a child is a Class 4 felony | ||||||
19 | A misdemeanor . A second
or subsequent violation of this | ||||||
20 | Section or a substantially similar law of another state is | ||||||
21 | a Class 3 4 felony.
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22 | (2) Sexual exploitation of a child is a Class 3 4 | ||||||
23 | felony if the person has
been previously convicted of a sex | ||||||
24 | offense. | ||||||
25 | (3) Sexual exploitation of a child is a Class 3 4 | ||||||
26 | felony if the victim was under 13 years of age at the time |
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1 | of the commission of the offense.
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2 | (4) Sexual exploitation of a child is a Class 3 4 | ||||||
3 | felony if committed by a person 18 years of age or older | ||||||
4 | who is on or within 500 feet of elementary or secondary | ||||||
5 | school grounds when children are present on the grounds. | ||||||
6 | (Source: P.A. 96-1090, eff. 1-1-11; 96-1098, eff. 1-1-11; | ||||||
7 | 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 97-1150, eff. | ||||||
8 | 1-25-13.)
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