IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 9.02
Issues In Indecent Solicitation Of A Child
To sustain the charge of indecent solicitation of a child, the State must prove the
following propositions:
[1] First Proposition: That the defendant knowingly solicited [(a child under the age of
17 years) (one whom the defendant believed to be a child under the age of 17 years)] to perform
an act of sexual [(penetration) (conduct)]; and
Second Proposition: That when the defendant did so, he intended that the offense of
[(aggravated criminal sexual assault) (criminal sexual assault) (predatory criminal sexual assault
of a child) (aggravated criminal sexual abuse)] be committed; and
Third Proposition: That the defendant was then 17 years of age or older.
[or]
[2] First Proposition: That the defendant knowingly discussed an act of sexual
[(conduct) (penetration)] with [(a child under the age of 17 years) (one whom the defendant
believed to be a child under the age of 17 years)] by means of the Internet; and
Second Proposition: That when the defendant did so, he intended that the offense of
[(aggravated criminal sexual assault) (predatory criminal sexual assault of a child) (aggravated
criminal sexual abuse)] be committed; and
Third Proposition: That the defendant was then 17 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, 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.
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- illinoiscourts.gov
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- 2026-08-20
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- 2026-08-19
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