{"data":{"id":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-11-25","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"720 ILCS 5/11-25","heading":"Grooming.","body":"(a) A person commits grooming when, being 5 years or more older than a child, or holding a position of trust, authority, or supervision in relation to the child at the time of the offense, he or she knowingly:\n(1) uses a computer on-line service, Internet service, local bulletin board service, or any other device capable of electronic data storage or transmission, performs an act in person or by conduct through a third party, or uses written communication to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice, or attempt to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice, a child, a child's guardian, or another person believed by the person to be a child or a child's guardian, to commit any sex offense, to distribute photographs depicting the sex organs of the child, or to otherwise engage in any unlawful sexual conduct with a child or with another person believed by the person to be a child; or\n(2) engages in a pattern of conduct that seduces, solicits, lures, or entices, or attempts to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice, a child to engage or participate in unlawful sexual conduct that is for the purpose of sexual gratification or arousal of the victim, the accused, or another.\n(a-5) As used in this Section:\n\"Child\" means a person under 17 years of age.\n\"Pattern\" means 2 or more instances of conduct.\n\"Sex offense\" means any violation of Article 11 of this Code.\n\"Sexual conduct\" means masturbation, sexual conduct, or sexual penetration as defined in Section 11-0.1 of this Code.\n(a-6) Illinois has a compelling interest in effective education and \"grooming\" does not include conduct that serves a legitimate educational purpose pursuant to Section 27-9.1a of the School Code.\n(b) Sentence. Grooming is a Class 4 felony.","path":["CHAPTER 720 CRIMINAL OFFENSES","Criminal Code of 2012."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1876\u0026ChapterID=53\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:41Z","sha256":"2a85544f4c1a9286d59c39e42dc19b2376b8ec4640d72f770b9612280cc66c49","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-11-24","next":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-11-26"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}