WI · jury_instructions
Wis JI-Children 219
Abuse: Prostitution: Violation of Wis. Stat. § 944.30
The petition in this case alleges that (child) has been the victim of abuse. Your role as
jurors will be to answer the following question in the special verdict:
1. Was (child) the victim of abuse?
The burden is on (petitioner) to prove by evidence that is clear, satisfactory, and
convincing, to a reasonable certainty, that the question should be answered "yes."
In this case, "abuse" means that (child) had not yet attained the age of 18 years and
was subjected to "prostitution," which means permitting, allowing, or encouraging a child to
engage in an act of nonmarital sexual intercourse or sexual contact for anything of value.
While the burden is on (petitioner) to establish that abuse occurred, (petitioner) need
not prove who caused the abuse.
If you are convinced by evidence that is clear, satisfactory, and convincing, to a
reasonable certainty, that (child) was the victim of abuse, you should answer the question in
the special verdict "yes." If you are not so convinced, you must answer the question "no."
SPECIAL VERDICT
1. Was (child) the victim of abuse?
Answer:__________________
Yes or No
History
Wis JI-Children 219 (2010). ©2010, Regents, Univ. of Wis. Prepared by the Wisconsin Jury Instructions Committees of the Wisconsin Judicial Conference with the University of Wisconsin Law School; posted by the Wisconsin State Law Library with the University's permission.
Provenance
- Source
- wilawlibrary.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
45040bd6e260e65b1de2a64be282c5dfb323cb905fa698b5249f116b900152bf
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