What Is “Indecent Solicitation of a Child” in Illinois?

Oct 7, 2026

What Is “Indecent Solicitation of a Child” 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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Scott Michael Dunn: What is “indecent solicitation of a child” in Illinois?

Joshua Boardman: It’s going to be the request for that sexual content or conversations of a sexual nature.

Dunn: And what is traveling to meet a minor and how is that charged?

Boardman: That’s also considered a felony classification. That is where there is an effort or overt act to go meet a minor for the purpose of sexual conduct, sexual gratification, those types of statutory terms.

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