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Wis JI-Criminal 2147
Child Sex Offender Working with Children
[IF THE UNDERLYING CONVICTION IS FOR VIOLATING § 948.02(2) OR
§ 948.025, EXCEPTIONS MAY APPLY – SEE § 948.13(2)(b) AND (c)]
Statutory Definition of the Crime
Section 948.13 of the Criminal Code of Wisconsin is violated by a person who has
been convicted of a serious child sex offense and who subsequently engages in an
occupation or participates in a volunteer position that requires the person to work or
interact primarily and directly with children under 16 years of age.
State's Burden of Proof
Before you may find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must prove by
evidence which satisfies you beyond a reasonable doubt that the following two elements
were present.
Elements of the Crime That the State Must Prove
1. The defendant had been convicted of a serious child sex offense. [Identify the
serious child sex offense listed in § 948.13(1)(a)] 1 is a serious child sex offense.
2. After being convicted of a serious child sex offense, the defendant [engaged in an
occupation] [participated in a volunteer position] that required the defendant (to
work) (to interact) primarily and directly with children under 16 years of age. 2
Jury's Decision
If you are satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that both elements of this offense have
been proved, you should find the defendant guilty.
If you are not so satisfied, you must find the defendant not guilty.
History
Wis JI-Criminal 2147 (2007). Release No. 45, 5/2007. © 2007, Regents, Univ. of Wis. Prepared by the Wisconsin Criminal Jury Instructions Committee 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
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