IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 11.58B
Issues In Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault--Aggravation By Age
To sustain the charge of aggravated criminal sexual assault, the State must prove the
following propositions:
First Proposition: That the defendant committed an act of sexual penetration upon __;
and
Second Proposition: That the defendant was under 17 years of age and that __ was under
9 years of age when the act was committed.
[or]
Second Proposition: That the defendant was under 17 years of age and that __ was at
least 9 years of age but under 13 years of age when the act was committed; and
Third Proposition: That the defendant used force or threat of force to commit the act. If
you find from your consideration of all the evidence that each of these propositions has been
proved beyond a reasonable doubt, you should find the defendant guilty. If you find from your
consideration of all the evidence that any one of these propositions has not been proved beyond a
reasonable doubt, you should find the defendant not guilty[.][;][and]
[Fourth Proposition: That ____ did not consent to the act of sexual penetration.]
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- 2026-08-20
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- 2026-08-19
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