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91_HB0788eng HB0788 Engrossed LRB9104582RCks 1 AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by adding 2 Section 12-21.7. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by 6 adding Section 12-21.7 as follows: 7 (720 ILCS 5/12-21.7 new) 8 Sec. 12-21.7. Seduction of a minor. 9 (a) Every person who, with knowledge that a person is a 10 minor under 18 years of age, or who fails to exercise 11 reasonable care in ascertaining the true age of a minor, 12 knowingly distributes, sends, causes to be sent, exhibits, or 13 offers to distribute or exhibit by any means, including, but 14 not limited to, live or recorded telephone messages, any 15 harmful material, as defined in Section 11-21 of this Code, 16 to a minor under 18 years of age with the intent of arousing, 17 appealing to, or gratifying the lust or passions or sexual 18 desires of that person or of a minor, and with the intent or 19 for the purpose of seducing a minor, is guilty of seduction 20 of a minor. 21 (b) Every person who, with knowledge that a person is a 22 minor under 18 years of age, or who fails to exercise 23 reasonable care in ascertaining the true age of a minor, 24 knowingly distributes, sends, causes to be sent, exhibits, or 25 offers to distribute or exhibit by electronic mail, the 26 Internet, or a commercial online service, any harmful 27 material, as defined in Section 11-21 of this Code, to a 28 minor under 18 years of age with the intent of arousing, 29 appealing to, or gratifying the lust or passions or sexual 30 desires of that person or of a minor, and with the intent or 31 for the purpose of seducing a minor, is guilty of seduction HB0788 Engrossed -2- LRB9104582RCks 1 of a minor. 2 (c) It is a defense to any prosecution under this 3 Section that a parent or guardian committed the act charged 4 in aid of legitimate sex education. 5 (d) It is a defense in any prosecution under this 6 Section that the act charged was committed in aid of 7 legitimate scientific or educational purposes. 8 (e) It does not constitute a violation of this Section 9 for a telephone corporation, a cable television service as 10 defined in Section 16-10 of this Code, or any of its 11 affiliates, an Internet service provider, or commercial 12 online service provider, to carry, broadcast, or transmit 13 messages described in this Section or perform related 14 activities in providing telephone, cable television, 15 Internet, or commercial online services. 16 (f) Sentence. Seduction of a minor is a Class 4 felony. 17 A second or subsequent violation of this Section is a Class 3 18 felony.