Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 9.32

To sustain the charge of distributing harmful material, the State must prove the following

propositions:

First Proposition: That the defendant knowingly [(distributed) (sent) (caused to be sent)

(exhibited) (offered to distribute) (offered to exhibit)] harmful material to ____; and

Second Proposition: That the defendant [(knew the material was harmful) (recklessly

failed to exercise reasonable inspection which would have disclosed that it was harmful)]; and

Third Proposition: That ____ was then under the age of 18 years; and

Fourth Proposition: That the defendant knew or failed to exercise reasonable care in

ascertaining that ____ was then under the age of 18 years[; and

Fifth Proposition: That the defendant did not distribute or exhibit the harmful material in

aid of a legitimate scientific or educational purpose

[or]

Fifth Proposition: That the defendant was not a parent of ____

[or]

Fifth Proposition: That the defendant did not demand, was not shown, and did not rely

upon a government document as proof of the age of ____, such as a motor vehicle operator's

license, a Selective Service registration certificate, or an armed forces identification card

[or]

Fifth Proposition: That the defendant, if the transaction did not involve a personal

confrontation with ____, did not supply a notice warning ____ against falsely stating his age and

that the defendant did not require ____ to certify that he was under the age of 18 years].

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.