sexual conduct

What is criminal sexual abuse in Illinois?

June 28, 2021
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NOTE: The following content includes new information to account for changes to Illinois law with passage of Public Act 101-0130. Since January 1, 2020, this Act removed the statute of limitations for criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, and aggravated criminal sexual abuse. Sex between two consenting persons who are under 17 years of […]

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An Explanation of Illinois Sex Crimes

May 12, 2021
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NOTE: The following information was updated to account for various amendments to sex crimes under the Illinois Criminal Code in 2019. More specifically, Public Act 101-0130 eliminated the statute of limitations for prosecuting major sex crimes in Illinois, including the regular and aggravated versions of criminal sexual assault and criminal sexual abuse. The accusation of […]

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720 ILCS 5/22-30: Illinois public indecency laws explained

March 16, 2020
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NOTE: There are changes to the original content of this article to cover the impact of Public Acts 96-1551 and 101-238. As recently as January 1, 2020, these acts amended the Illinois statutes concerning public indecency (720 ILCS 5/11-30) and disorderly conduct (720 ILCS 5/26-1) as well as the definitions of sexual conduct and penetration […]

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