Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Illinois Sex Offender Registration Act
Defendant, aggravated criminal sexual abuse for having sex with a 16-year-old girl when he was 23 years old, argues for unconstitutionality of Sex Offender Registration Act, Sex Offender Community Notification Law, and other related statutes. Statutory scheme does not violate the eighth amendment or proportionate penalties clause, and is not a grossly disproportionate sentence for Defendant's offense, and serves legitimate penological goals. Statutory Scheme does not violate procedural or substantive due process, and is rationally related to goal of protecting public from possibility that sex offenders will commit new crimes. (HOWSE and COBBS, concurring.)