What Are the Penalties for Criminal Sexual Assault in Illinois? Attorneys Christopher Combs and Joshua Boardman from Combs Waterkotte discuss everything you need to know about Illinois sex crime charges, including sexual assault, sexual abuse, rape, and more.
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Interview Transcript
Scott Michael Dunn: Now, let’s talk about sentencing and prison consequences for sex crimes in Illinois. What are the penalties for criminal sexual assault in Illinois?
Joshua Boardman: The penalties for criminal sexual assault, depending on whether it’s aggravated or not aggravated, it certainly would be prison eligible. And then if you start moving up into like the Class X classifications of that conduct or behavior, then you’re looking at mandatory prison time.