Idaho State Statutes - Idaho Attorney Directory

ENTICING OF CHILDREN OVER THE INTERNET -- PENALTIES --
JURISDICTION. (1) A person aged eighteen (18) years or older shall be guilty
of a felony if he or she knowingly uses the internet to solicit, seduce, lure,
persuade or entice by words or actions, or both, a minor child under the age
of sixteen (16) years or a person the defendant believes to be a minor child
under the age of sixteen (16) years to engage in any sexual act with or
against the child where such act is a violation of chapter 15, 61 or 66, title
18, Idaho Code.
(2) Every person who is convicted of a violation of this section shall be
punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a period not to exceed
fifteen (15) years.
(3) It shall not constitute a defense against any charge or violation of
this section that a law enforcement officer, peace officer, or other person
working at the direction of law enforcement was involved in the detection or
investigation of a violation of this section.
(4) The offense is committed in the state of Idaho for purposes of
determining jurisdiction if the transmission that constitutes the offense
either originates in or is received in the state of Idaho.

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