What Happens if the Alleged Victim is Under 18? Combs Waterkotte attorneys Christopher Combs and Joshua Boardman 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: What happens if the alleged victim is under 18 in Illinois?
Joshua Boardman: That’s going to dictate what kind of charge or what classification of charge the state’s attorney’s office has available to them. But still within that, are they claiming that it was conversations only? Was it traveling to meet a minor? Was it grooming? Was it touching without any sort of penetration or anything like that? Did it involve express sexual contact? All of those things give rise to potential classifications of charges that can be filed for specific to minors only.
