NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 238.30
SOLICITATION OF A [CHILD] [PERSON DEFENDANT BELIEVED TO BE A CHILD] BY [COMPUTER] [A DEVICE CAPABLE OF ELECTRONIC DATA [STORAGE] [TRANSMISSION]] TO COMMIT A SEX ACT. FELONY.
NOTE WELL: Use N.C.P.I.—Crim. 238.35 if the defendant actually
appeared at the meeting location.
The defendant has been charged with solicitation of a [child] by means
of [a computer] [a device capable of electronic data [storage] [transmission]],
to commit a sex act.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must prove
five things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that the defendant knowingly, with the intent to commit a sex act
[enticed] [advised] [coerced] [ordered] [commanded] a person to meet with
[the defendant] [another person]. 1
Second, that the purpose of the meeting was to commit a sex act. A sex
act means
a. [Masturbation, done [alone] [with [another human] [an animal].]
b. [[Vaginal] [anal] [oral] intercourse, [done with [another human] [an
animal].]
c. [Touching, in an act of apparent [sexual stimulation] [sexual abuse],
of the [clothed] [unclothed] [genitals] [pubic area] [buttocks] of
another person] [the [clothed] [unclothed] breasts of a human
female].]
d. [A(n) [act] [condition] that depicts [torture], [physical restraint by
being [fettered] [bound]], [flagellation [of] [by] a person clad in
[undergarments] [in [revealing] [bizarre] costume].]
e. [Excretory functions].
f. [The insertion of [any part of a person’s body, other than the male
sexual organ,] [any object into another person’s [anus] [vagina],
except when done as part of a recognized medical procedure].]
g. [The lascivious exhibition of the [genitals] [pubic area] of any
person].]
Third, that the defendant [enticed] [advised] [coerced] [ordered]
[commanded] the person by means of [a computer] [a device capable of
electronic data [storage] [transmission], a (describe device, e.g. a tablet)], to
meet the [defendant] [another person].
Fourth, that the defendant was 16 years of age or older at the time of
the offense.
And Fifth, that the person [enticed] [advised] [coerced] [ordered]
[commanded] by the defendant was a
a. [child less than 16 years of age and at least 5 years younger than
the defendant]
b. [person the defendant believed to be a child less than 16 years of
age and whom the defendant believed to be at least 5 years younger
than the defendant]
c. [person the defendant believed to be the [parent] [guardian]
[caretaker] of a child less than 16 years of age and whom the
defendant believed to be at least 5 years younger than the
defendant]
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date, the defendant knowingly and with the intent to commit
a sex act, [enticed] [advised] [coerced] [ordered] [commanded] a person, by
means of [a computer] [a device capable of electronic data [storage]
[transmission]] to meet [the defendant] [another person] with the purpose of
committing a sex act, the defendant being 16 years of age or older at the time
of the offense, and that the person [enticed] [advised] [coerced] [ordered]
[commanded] was a
a. [child less than 16 years of age and at least 5 years younger than
the defendant]
b. [person the defendant believed to be a child less than 16 years of
age and whom the defendant believed to be at least 5 years younger
than the defendant]
c. [person the defendant believed to be the [parent] [guardian]
[caretaker] of a child less than 16 years of age and whom the
defendant believed to be at least 5 years younger than the
defendant]
it would be your duty to return a verdict of guilty. If you do not so find or have
a reasonable doubt as to one or more of these things, it would be your duty
to return a verdict of not guilty.
History
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 238.30 (Replacement January 2025). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-202.3. Prepared by the North Carolina Conference of Superior Court Judges' Committee on Pattern Jury Instructions, assisted by the UNC School of Government; published by the School of Government.
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