Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 11.62

To sustain the charge of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, the State must prove the

following propositions:

First Proposition: That the defendant committed an act of sexual conduct upon ____; and

Second Proposition: That the act was committed by force or threat of force;

[or]

Second Proposition: That the defendant knew that ____ was unable to [(understand the

nature of the act) (give knowing consent)];

and

[1] Third Proposition: That the defendant [(displayed) (threatened to use) (used)] [(a

dangerous weapon) (any object fashioned or utilized in such a manner as to lead the victim under

the circumstances reasonably to believe it to be a dangerous weapon)]

[or]

[2] Third Proposition: That the defendant caused bodily harm to ____

[or]

[3] Third Proposition: That ____ was 60 years of age or older when the act was

committed

[or]

[4] Third Proposition: That ____ was a physically handicapped person when the act was

committed

[; and

Fourth Proposition: That ____ did not consent to the act of sexual conduct].

[or]

First Proposition: That the defendant committed an act of sexual conduct upon ____; and

Second Proposition: That ____ was an institutionalized severely or profoundly

mentally retarded person.

If you find from your consideration of all the evidence that each one 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.