Child solicitation
Sec. 6. (a) As used in this section, "solicit" means to command,
authorize, urge, incite, request, or advise an individual:
(1) in person;
(2) by telephone;
(3) in writing;
(4) by using a computer network (as defined in
IC 35-43-2-3(a));
(5) by advertisement of any kind; or
(6) by any other means;
to perform an act described in subsection (b) or (c).
(b) A person eighteen (18) years of age or older who knowingly
or intentionally solicits a child under fourteen (14) years of age, or
an individual the person believes to be a child under fourteen (14)
years of age, to engage in:
(1) sexual intercourse;
(2) deviate sexual conduct; or
(3) any fondling or touching intended to arouse or satisfy the
sexual desires of either the child or the older person;
commits child solicitation, a Class D felony. However, the offense
is a Class C felony if it is committed by using a computer network
(as defined in IC 35-43-2-3(a)).
(c) A person at least twenty-one (21) years of age who knowingly
or intentionally solicits a child at least fourteen (14) years of age but
less than sixteen (16) years of age, or an individual the person
believes to be a child at least fourteen (14) years of age but less than
sixteen (16) years of age, to engage in:
(1) sexual intercourse;
(2) deviate sexual conduct; or
(3) any fondling or touching intended to arouse or satisfy the
sexual desires of either the child or the older person;
commits child solicitation, a Class D felony. However, the offense
is a Class C felony if it is committed by using a computer network
(as defined in IC 35-43-2-3(a)).
(d) In a prosecution under this section, including a prosecution for
attempted solicitation, the state is not required to prove that the
person solicited the child to engage in an act described in subsection
(b) or (c) at some immediate time.
As added by P.L.183-1984, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.11-1994,
SEC.16; P.L.79-1994, SEC.14; P.L.216-1996, SEC.20;
P.L.118-2002, SEC.2; P.L.124-2005, SEC.1.
Last modified: May 24, 2006