Category Archives: sex crime

THE CRIME OF GROOMING IN ILLINOIS

In the internet era, stranger danger is not limited to the streets. The act of using an electronic transmission device such as the internet to induce the trust of a child under age 17 for sexual purposes is known as … Continue reading

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CAN MY PAST SEXUAL OFFENSES BE USED TO PROVE A CURRENT CRIME IN ILLINOIS?

Past crimes generally cannot be used to prove a current offense except under certain circumstances. One major exception, however, is that Illinois law specifically allows the use of prior sex offenses to show a tendency to commit that type of … Continue reading

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