Defendant, then age 17, pled guilty to criminal sexual abuse, after he and his 15-year-old high school girlfriend had sex. As a result, Defendant is required to register as a sex offender. Eight years later, Defendant accompanied his cousin and her 3 children onto a bus chartered by Easter Seals, taking parents and children on a field trip; Defendant exited the bus when asked to do so, when a parent on bus recognized him as a sex offender. Defendant was convicted, after bench trial, of unlawful presence at a facility providing services exclusively directed toward children. State failed to prove that Defendant was knowingly present at a facility providing programs or services exclusively directed toward children. (CARTER and McDADE, concurring.)
Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Sex Offender