People v. Johnson

Defendant was charged by indictment with 2 counts of distribution of harmful material and 2 counts of grooming, and was alleged to have knowingly shown photos, on her cell phone, of her sex organ to 2 minors whom she babysat. Court found Defendant in direct civil contempt of court when, in defiance of a court order, she did not unlock her cellular phone. Defendant claimed that her failure to unlock her phone was a result of her inability to remember her passcode. Court did not abuse its discretion in finding Defendant in direct civil contempt, and contempt finding was not against manifest weight of evidence. Defendant failed to meet her burden of production to show impossibility of compliance. (HARRIS and SIMON, concurring.)