IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 11.86
Issues In Compelling A Person Under 18 Years Of Age To Join An Organization Or
Association
To sustain the charge of compelling a person under 18 years of age to join an
organization or association, the State must prove the following propositions:
First Proposition : That the defendant [(expressly or impliedly threatened to do bodily
harm to a person under 18 years of age) (did bodily harm to a person under 18 years of age (used
____)]; and
Second Proposition: That the defendant did so with the intent to [(solicit or cause a
person under 18 years of age to join) (deter a person under 18 years of age from leaving)] any
organization or association; and
Third Proposition: That when the defendant did so, he was 18 years of age or older.
If you find from your consideration of all the evidence that each one of these propositions
has been proved beyond a reasonable doubt, then 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, then you should find the defendant not guilty.
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- illinoiscourts.gov
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- 2026-08-20
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- 2026-08-19
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