People v. Pence

Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Disorderly Conduct
Citation
Case Number: 
2018 IL App (2d) 151102
Decision Date: 
Friday, April 6, 2018
District: 
2d Dist.
Division/County: 
Du Page Co.
Holding: 
Affirmed.
Justice: 
SCHOSTOK

Defendant was convicted of disorderly conduct, for having sent Facebook message, "Hey. Long time no talk. How have you been?" to a minor (16 year old girl), causing minor to be alarmed and disturbed. Minor had first come in contact when she was 12, through text messages which eventually became sexual, and Defendant requested sexual pictures of minor. Minor met Defendant in person, and believed that he intended that meeting to be sexual. Defendant was then convicted of traveling to meet a minor and grooming. Context was relevant here, and evidence was sufficient to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of disorderly conduct.(ZENOFF and BURKE, concurring.)