People v. Pepitone

(Court opinion corrected 7/14/20.) Defendant was convicted of being a child sex offender in a public park. His status as a sex offender was based on his 1999 conviction of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child.  Defendant's conduct of being present in a public park occurred after the enactment of section 11-9.4-2(b) of Criminal Code, and thus his conviction of this offense cannot be retroactive. Section 11-9.4-1(b), as applied to Defendant, does not violate the ex post facto clauses of the U.S. and Illinois Constitutions. (CARTER and HOLDRIDGE, concurring.)